A large portion of the state is under a tornado watch this afternoon as a slow-moving cold front moves across the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says by tomorrow afternoon the front should be clear of the state and chilly air will settle in.
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 you can protect yourself from getting the mumps by receiving two doses of the M-M-R vaccine. He says students should seek treatment if their glands are swollen under their ears or jaw
The Census is about to get underway and it could decide if Louisiana regains the Congressional seat it lost in the previous census. Lake Charles Republican Stephen Dwight was just named chair of the House Governmental Affairs Committee. Dwight says it’ll be interesting to find out if our population has recovered and the state gains another seat.
A survey by Innovet Pet reveals that 42% pet owners in Louisiana say if they lost their job, they would not have the means necessary to keep their animals. Elizabeth Sprang, Director of Southern Animal Foundation, a nonprofit vet clinic in New Orleans, says some owners have come to her feeling they had no options.
The survey said one in three pet owners in the state struggle financially with owning a pet.