This is National Infant Immunization Week and the state Department of Health and Hospitals encourages families to get their infants immunized. Eric Gill reports…
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The number of independent or no party voters is growing fast in Louisiana. Scott Carwile has the story…
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According to an LSU Public Policy Polling survey done for the state’s film industry, 80% of Louisianians agree it’s good for the economy to have movies made here. Michelle Southern reports…:
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This is National Infant Immunization Week and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals encourages families to get their infants immunized. DHH Immunization Medical Director, Dr. Frank Welch, says people need vaccinations across their lifespans, but this week the focus is on babies…
DHH immunization programs educate parents and health care providers to protect infants and toddlers from vaccine-preventable diseases. Welch says part of National Infant Immunization Week is encouraging parents to contact their pediatrician to not only make sure their babies are protected, but protected on time…
Welch says vaccinations are safe, effective, and potentially life-saving. He says the goal is to have 90-percent of children immunized by 2020 and Louisiana currently sits at about 74-percent. Welch says everyone has an opinion about vaccinations, but in this case you really want an educated opinion…
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Secretary of State Tom Schedler says Independent or “No Party” voters is the fastest growing group of registered voters in Louisiana. Schedler says “other” party registration has increased by nearly 75-hundred since last summer…
CUT 7 (12) “seems to be growing”
Schedler says the “No Party” trend is not just happening in Louisiana…
Schedler believes the rise in independent or no party voters is the result of the constant bickering between the republican and democratic party on the national level
Cut 9 (10) “with either group”
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According to an LSU Public Policy Polling survey done for the state’s film industry, 80% of Louisianians agree it’s good for the economy to have movies made here. The survey also found that about half of the public isn’t aware that Louisiana is No. 1 in the nation for movie production. Baton Rouge’s Celtic Studios Executive Director Patrick Mulhearn says movies mean jobs…:
Cut 10 (08) “works in the industry”
48% of those polled said they had a positive opinion of the film tax credit program. Mulhearn says while not perfect, the tax benefits are helping put money in people’s pockets..:
cut 11 (08) “for the long term”
Mulhearn says Louisiana has been nicknamed Hollywood South and he believes people like that…:
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State Police has shared a heartwarming story about their rescue of a dog who was spotted in a swamp under I-10 near I-55 in LaPlace. Trooper Melissa Matey says they were rendering assistance to a stranded motorist who told them there was a trapped dog that was in the swamp below the interstate…:
Cut 13 (09) “Cajun Pride Swamp tours”
Matey says Captain Brandon with Cajun Pride Swamp Tours offered to help out but they realized that it wasn’t possible to get a boat to the dog’s location due to the area being heavily wooded. She says the swamp tour guide then walked about a half a mile through the swamp to get to the animal…:
Matey says the dog has a severe injury to his front leg and several puncture wounds around his body. She says donations are being accepted and will go to the Jefferson SPCA for the dog’s care. You can find the GoFundMe account like on the LSP Facebook page. Matey says if you witness someone dumping animals on or near the interstate please let them know.:
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An already very good basketball recruiting class for LSU gets better with the addition of Mr. Louisiana Basketball, Brandon Sampson. The MVP in Class One-A this past season has signed his national letter of intent to play at LSU. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it’s a big pick-up for Coach Johnny Jones…
Sampson averaged nearly 16 points a game as he led Madison Prep High School to the Class One-A Championship. Worsham says the Baton Rouge product is an excellent scorer…
Sampson adds to a class that already boasts the nation’s number player in Ben Simmons, plus five-star guard Antonio Blakeney along with Arizona transfer Craig Victor. Worsham says expectations will be high for men’s basketball at LSU next season…
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