School zones aren’t in effect any more this morning but now that the kids are back in the classroom, state police wants to remind you that you’re not allowed to use your cell phone in school zones anymore. The law went into effect last Friday. Trooper Jared Sandifer says when you’re having any type of interaction on your phone you may think that you’re focused on the road but you’re not…:
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First violation is a $175 fine.

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 this will most certainly help LSU attract more students and faculty who want to perform cutting edge research…:
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As summer winds down and we look toward the fall, it looks like another banner year for the film industry in Louisiana. Eric Gill has the story…:
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Saints owner Tom Benson left training camp in West Virginia early a day after he was hospitalized due a shortness of breath Tuesday in the high altitude of the Greenbrier resort. A team spokesman says Benson had to tend to some business at the New Orleans team offices today and that he’s doing fine but he will miss Friday’s game.