As a result of winter weather that’s impacting Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency. The state Department of Transportation has closed a portion of I-49 in Caddo Parish, along with I-220 in Bossier and Caddo Parish, and several on and off ramps of I-20 in Ouachita Parish have been shut down. State Climatologist Barry Keim says freezing rain could be a problem for most of the state today…

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Shreveport-Bossier is under a winter storm warning, a winter weather advisory is in effect for the Monroe area, and Lake Charles and Alexandria are under a freezing rain advisory until noon tomorrow.

After the recent rash of measles outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control is recommending adults between the ages of 57 and 43 get a measles shot, even if they were already vaccinated. Dr. Frank Lopez, with LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Diseases, has the specifics on the CDC recommendation…

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Lopez says there was some kind of vaccination gap between those years.

American Specialty Alloys has announced plans to build a two-point-four billion dollar aluminum mill in Pineville where the International Paper mill once operated. A-S-A officials say they considered building the plant in several southern states, but Pineville Mayor Clarence Fields says a 34-million dollar performance-based grant from the state and central Louisiana hospitality helped convince them to build the plant in Pineville…

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Fields says the project is expected to create nearly 15-hundred new jobs.

The iconic Opelousas based food company Savoie’s is celebrating their 60th year in business. Vice President Robert vanLeeuwen (Van-Lay-Vun) says Savoie’s prides itself on offering Cajun food products that are as traditional as they are delicious…

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He says sixty years is a real milestone as there are not many “niche” food products companies who reach that age in Louisana.