LSU has confirmed five students living off-campus have come down with the mumps. Doctor Frank Welch with the state office of public health says they are trying to determine if there’s a connection between the students because they did not live in the same apartment
Welch says you can protect yourself from getting the mumps by receiving two doses of the M-M-R vaccine.
The Census is right around the corner and that’s set to make the House Governmental Affairs Committee a busy place for the next two years. Lake Charles Republican Stephen Dwight was just named chair of the committee. He lays out the timeline for when Louisianans can expect reapportionment to begin.
In Louisiana, the death rate for pregnant women is twice the national average and the leading cause of death for expectant mothers is homicide, that’s according to a joint study between Tulane and LSU. These numbers come as no surprise to Mariah Wineski Executive Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Cut 10 (09) “…also preventable”
Of the 119 pregnancy-related deaths in Louisiana from January 2016 to December 2017, 13-percent were homicides. You can call Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-888-411-1333 for assistance.