We’re up to 12 cases in the LSU centered mumps outbreak that was first made public with five cases reported last week. State Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch says all students need to receive both doses of the MMR vaccine to protect against further spread, along with the usual health and safety advice.
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Mumps feels like a particularly nasty cold, and also involves the visible swelling of the salivary glands.
The statewide average price for a gallon of gasoline is currently at $2.11, down about a nickel from this time last week and 21 cents from last month. Uncertainty over tensions between the US and Iran earlier this year resulted in an uptick of prices, but AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says the recent drop follows an annual pattern.
Senator Jay Luneau introduces legislation aimed at ending the car insurance “widow tax”. Brooke Thorington spoke with the Alexandria Democrat…