Health officials say it’s only a matter of time before a coronavirus outbreak hits the United States. Brooke Thorington spoke with an LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease expert about preparations
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U-S Representative Ralph Abraham from Richland Parish has announced he will not seek a fourth term in office. And Governor Edwards has called on state District Judge Jessie Leblanc to resign after she admitted to using racial slurs in a text message referring to black officials in Ascension Parish. Leblanc’s attorney says Edwards should be concerned with the executive branch of government, not the judiciary.

Metairie Senator Cameron Henry has filed legislation to legalize sports betting in Louisiana after an effort to do so last year failed. Henry’s bill would allow voters to decide in November if sports betting should be legal in their parish…
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Henry says if sports betting receives approval from the public than the legislature in 2021 would vote on taxing and regulation laws.

A poll from YouGov finds that the hardest thing to give up for Lent is watching TV or streaming services. Caffeine came in second. But You Gov data journalist Jamie Ballard says one age group indicated that TV is not the hardest thing to give up…
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Ballard says overall social networking and chocolate ranked in the top five for hardest things to give up for Lent.