Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says Governor Jindal’s proposed budget is about 200-million dollars short of what’s needed to fully fund the state’s public college and universities. Rallo says if the funding situation doesn’t change, campus leaders will have to make some tough decisions…

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The state’s budget problems have raised concerns that one possible solution is to close college campuses.

The Army is holding a meeting tonight to listen to concerns about the potential effects a troop reduction at Fort Polk could have on the area. Fort Polk Progress Chairman, Michael Reese, says the listening session is the final event in the Army’s evaluation process. He says they will host three events in Leesville, Lake Charles, and Alexandria…

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The military is considering troop reductions at 30 bases nationwide.
A new study suggests people who sleep longer face a greater risk of having a stroke. Researchers followed patients for 10 years and found that someone 63 or older who sleeps more than eight hours a day is 46 percent likelier to suffer a stroke in the next decade than adults who sleep for 6-8 hours. Dr. Caroline Barton is an assistant professor of neurology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine…

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Barton says you can’t diagnose a stroke before it happens but studies like this help give doctors clues as to what might be causing them.