With the horrible Ebola outbreak happening in West Africa, you may be wondering if we’re threatened by it in Louisiana. DHH Medical Director Dr. Frank Welch says no but staying educated about the seriousness of the disease is a good idea. He says you cannot contract Ebola very easily like, for example, the flu…:
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He says there are no reports of Ebola being transmitted in the United States.

A new 14-million dollar laboratory for animal and food science research is open for business on the LSU Baton Rouge campus. LSU Ag Center Associate Vice Chancellor Phil Elzer says the state-of-the-art research and teaching facility has spacious labs and three-million dollars in new equipment…:
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He says this is huge for the LSU animal and food science program.

It’s now against the law to use your cell phone in a school zone. State Police wants you to keep that in mind as the kids head back to class this week. Scott Carwile has that…:
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A fire has been controlled and extinguished after the gift shop went ablaze Wednesday night on the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville. The flames were dangerously close to the historic building in West Feliciana Parish, but firefighters were able to save the main building. There is no word yet of what caused the fire.