The bodies of nine of the eleven servicemen killed after Tuesday night’s Army helicopter crash off the Florida Panhandle have been found and identified, according to military officials. Crews have recovered the bodies of two of the four Hammond based soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and seven Marines based out of North Carolina. The bodies of the other two Guardsmen are still believed to be inside the helicopter. The names of the deceased have not been released.

According to a report by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University, Louisiana has the highest estimated percentage of unemployed youth in the country. Michelle Southern reports…:

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A new Centers for Disease Control study shows that two out of every three people diagnosed with cancer in the US survive five years or more. Associate Dean for Research at LSU’s School of Public Health, Ed Trapido, says these numbers show a remarkable amount of progress…

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Among the most common types of cancer, the study reports a five-year-survival rate of 97-percent for prostate cancer and 88-percent for breast cancer.

Community leaders from around the state are urging citizens to participate in a massive litter cleanup effort. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell says The Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, DEQ, Wildlife and Fisheries, and Volunteer Louisiana’s leaders will all be present for the Leaders Against Litter press conference today to say enough is enough…

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Great American Cleanup events will be held throughout the state through May.