The House Education Committee votes down a bill that would have removed the requirement that students receive the meningitis vaccine. Colleen Crain has the story
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Woodside Energy has contracted with a Louisiana company that will design and construct four new tugboats at a shipyard in Belle Chasse. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The House Education Committee votes down an attempt to remove the meningitis vaccine from the list of shots a student 11 years or older is required to receive. Houma Republican Beryl Amedee authored the legislation and says parents should have the final say on whether their child receives this vaccine…
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The CDC says meningococcal disease has increased sharply since 2001, and Baton Rouge pediatrician Doctor Mikki Bouquet (Boo-tay) says just last month there was a deadly outbreak in the U-K…
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Amedee pressed Bouquet about possible side effects from receiving the meningitis vaccine…
Cut 5 (06) “…very effective.”
Meningococcal disease leads to meningitis, which is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, and it can also produce blood infections. Up to 15-percent of the cases can be fatal. It can also cause longterm health impacts like blindness and deafness. Doctor Bouquet on what the meningitis vaccine does…
Cut 6 (10) “…very effective.”
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After finishing second in Thursday’s NCAA Semifinals, LSU gymnastics will look to capture its second national championship in three seasons on Saturday. Head coach Jay Clark says Thursday’s performance wasn’t the Tigers’ best, but the team plans to move on and refocus ahead of the national title meet.
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LSU’s bars and beam set almost cost the team its spot in the national championship. Sophomore Kailin Chio says the team will use Thursday’s performance as a learning experience heading into Saturday’s meet.
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The Tigers will compete against top-seeded Oklahoma, third-seeded Florida and 15th-seeded Minnesota at 3 p.m.
Sophomore Kaliya Lincoln says in order to reach another pinnacle, the Tigers must continue to rely on what they’ve done all season.
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New Orleans is scheduled to host LIV Golf in June – but rumors are swirling that the circuit might not survive until then. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is reportedly on the verge of cutting funding for LIV Golf, putting its future in jeopardy. LIV Golf has eight tournaments remaining this year, including at New Orleans City Park June 25th through the 28th. State Senate President Cameron Henry says the state has allocated seven-million dollars to the tournament.
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Henry says of that seven-million dollars, the state has spent three-million of it.
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Henry says the state has already given LIV Golf one-million of its five-million-dollar hosting fee.
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The CEO of LIV Golf says it has enough money to finish out the rest of the 2026 season. Whether that actually happens remains to be seen.
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A shipyard in Belle Chasse will build four new tugboats for Woodside Energy, who is building a 17-billion-dollar LNG terminal in Calcasieu Parish. Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says this is what they want to see, a business operating in one part of the state, providing jobs and opportunity in another area of the state…
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Woodside Energy has awarded a services contract worth more than 300 million dollars with Green Tug Towing. The tugboats will be built at C-and-C Marine and Repair in Plaquemines Parish. Bourgeois says Governor Landry encourages Louisiana businesses to do business with other Louisiana companies…
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Bourgeois says the investment will include significant upgrades to the warehouse, including four new shipping docks. The Green Tug Towing contract will result in 70 direct local jobs and 30 indirect roles. Bourgeois says the state has an online business database called Source Louisiana, which connects Louisiana companies to contract and vendor opportunities…
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The tugs will provide towing services for LNG tankers at the Louisiana LNG terminal.