A new bariatric and metabolic surgery center is coming to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge. Pennington Executive Director John Kirwan estimates the project could generate over 20-million dollars a year in additional funding for obesity research and also create 55 new jobs…
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The new center will be led by Doctor Phil Schauer, who established the nation’s premier program in obesity surgery in Cleveland.

With a national outbreak of lung illnesses associated with the use of vaping, the state health department is alerting residents they can dispose of their e-cigarette devices and cartridges at drop off sites on Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter says there have been 25 cases associated with the outbreak in Louisiana…
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The End All Hazing Act has the support of parents who have lost their children to hazing and Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. Brooke Thorington has more
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Saints Quarterback Drew Brees believes he’ll be able to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. He’s been out since Week 2 when a tendon in his throwing thumb was damaged. The future Hall of Famer says he’s used unconventional ways to regain strength in his hand…
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The Saints take on the Cards at noon on Sunday.

Vape products are now being listed among the items accepted as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which is this Saturday. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Over 40 students at two schools in Tangipahoa Parish have been arrested for fighting. 32 students are facing a disturbing the peace charge at Independence High School for fights that happened Tuesday and yesterday. Eight more students at Ponchatoula High School are facing the same charge and possible penalties include expulsion.

Louisiana will invest nearly six-million dollars into a new center for bariatric and metabolic surgery at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. Pennington executive director John Kirwan says the center will help them investigate the relationship between gastric bypass surgery and the reversal of Type Two Diabetes…
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Senator Bill Cassidy is getting behind a bill called the End All Hazing Act. This week Cassidy and lawmakers met with parents who have buried children because of hazing, one of those parents was Steve Gruver the father of former LSU student Maxwell Gruver. Cassidy says the main emphasis of the legislation is to require schools to publicly share info about student organizations that have been disciplined for hazing…
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In the wake of the Maxwell Gruver death on the LSU campus in 2017, the state approved tougher anti-hazing laws and now there’s a bill in Congress that would require college officials to publicly share information about student organizations that have been disciplined for hazing. Senator Bill Cassidy supports the legislation….
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The End All Hazing Act has been amended to the Higher Education Act.

A sheriff’s deputy and teacher in Livingston Parish are in jail on child porn charges. 44-year-old Dennis Perkins and 34-year-old Cynthia Perkins, a teacher at Westside Junior High in Walker, are each facing 60 counts of producing child pornography and two counts of first-degree rape. Dennis Perkins has also been booked on two counts of video voyeurism.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is adding a metabolic surgery center that will allow the Baton Rouge facility to research new tools in the fight against obesity. Pennington’s Executive Director John Kirwan says the new program will help them research how lap band surgery can reverse Type Two diabetes.
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The program is expected to create 55 jobs and attract more than 20-million dollars in obesity research money.

For the first time, Louisianans will have the opportunity this Saturday on National Prescription Drug Take Back day to also dispose of their vaping and e-cigarette devices and cartridges. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter says here will be over 100 drop-off locations on Saturday and you can find all the details at….
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The state reports vaping products have been linked to 25 cases associated with a national outbreak of lung injury cases.

For the first time ever, Louisianans can dispose of their vaping and e-ciagarette devices and cartridges, along with unused medications on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says there will be no questions asked as to the type of vape products turned in.
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The state also reports there have been 25 cases associated with a national outbreak of lung injury cases due to vaping products.

The End All Hazing Act is making its way through Congress. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says one provision he likes would force universities to publicly share which student organizations have been involved in hazing…
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The End All Hazing Act also requires institutions to report any allegation of hazing that involves serious bodily injury or risk of injury to a student to law enforcement within 72 hours.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical is creating a new metabolic surgery center that will create new jobs and also bring a different tool to the fight against obesity. Matt Doyle has more…
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The Poor People’s Campaign is touring the state, pushing to get more low-income people to participate in the political process. Matt Doyle has more.
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Baton Rouge TV stations are reporting the arrest of a high-ranking Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputy and his wife, who is a school teacher in Livingston. The teacher, Cynthia Perkins, was booked on child porn and child rape charges. Her husband, Daniel Perkins has been charged with obstruction of justice. The A-G’s office is handling the investigation.

A mother claims that an officer with the Carencro Police Department broke the wrist of her autistic son during an encounter last week. The woman says police went too far when they came to their apartment complex after receiving complaints about her son, David Moody. Police Chief David Anderson says it’s not the first time they’ve dealt with Moody…
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Anderson says they are investigating to see if any wrongdoing occurred.

Tickets for LSU’s third match up against a Top 10 team this Saturday against Auburn range from as low as 50-dollars on StubHub to an average price of 200-dollars. StubHub spokesperson Erin Exum says if you are looking for tickets, buying them on the street near the stadium is not a good idea…
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Governor Edwards’ campaign is hoping to court Ralph Abraham voters with a new ad highlighting Eddie Rispone’s attacks against the Congressman during the primary. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Edwards hopes the ad will pick off disillusioned conservatives who voted for Abraham but can’t stomach Rispone.
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The run-off is November 16th.

Louisiana’s Insurance Commissioner is warning motorists looking for a used car to be on the lookout for vehicles flooded in Texas by Tropical Storm Imelda. Insurance department spokesperson John Tobler says in Louisiana if a vehicle is flooded and totaled the vehicles have to submit a certificate of destruction, but that’s not the case in Texas.
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Tobler says once a vehicle’s engine and electronics become waterlogged, it is almost impossible to correct those issues.

AG Jeff Landry says sites like Ebay and Craigslist are allowing counterfeit and potentially dangerous unregulated booze to be sold on their platforms. Matt Doyle has more…
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LSU coach Ed Orgeron’s four million dollar a year salary is good for 30th highest in college football and 9th highest in the SEC. Matt Doyle has more…
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It’s a pleasant afternoon across Louisiana and get ready for a cool morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says you may need a jacket when you leave the house tomorrow…
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The next chance for rain is Friday.

State Police say they’ve apprehended a Raceland man and charged him with his 10th DWI. Senior Trooper Jesse LaGrange says 34-year-old Jessie Jospeh was driving 89 miles per hour in a 70-mile per hour speed zone when was pulled over and subsequently failed a standard sobriety test. LaGrange says hopefully the judicial system can put Joseph behind bars…
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Joseph faces up to 30 years in jail.

A Natchitoches Parish logging operation is shut down after vandals destroyed two vital pieces of equipment in Winn Parish. Officials say the culprits entered the operation and destroyed the radiator on a skidder and cut a hole in the engine block of a cutter. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says they are working with the local authorities…
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Estimated damages are 16-thousand dollars.