The White House has urged OPEC to boost oil production and local energy producers are upset the Biden Administration does not support domestic production. Erik Piccoli has the story…
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The belief that metabolism is impacted by our age appears to have been debunked by a new study from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research. Brooke Thorington has more…
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Census results are in and they’re set to shake up Louisiana’s Congressional map. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The White House has urged OPEC to boost production of crude oil to meet the United States’ demands for energy. Domestic producers are disappointed with the Biden administration’s policy of importing rather than producing. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Mike Moncla says the White House is beating back years of progress…
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Since the first day of his administration, President Biden has undertaken actions to shift away from domestic fossil fuel production to combat climate change. Moncla says the measures aren’t reasonable…
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This comes as oil and gas workers in Louisiana continue to be laid off due to the pandemic. Moncla says domestic oil production is the safest in the world…
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The long thought belief that your metabolism declines after your teens is not necessarily true according to new research out of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Director of Ingestive Behavior at Pennington, Dr. Corby Martin says their study indicates our metabolism is pretty stable from age 20 to 60.
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The study included 66-hundred participants from ages one week to 95 years old in 29 different countries. Martin says for the most part your metabolism stays the same until your 60s.
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Martin says infants and children have an advantage because they have a higher metabolism based on their smaller body size, so they’re burning more calories per pound than adults, but through adolescence, their metabolism slowly dwindles…
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The research also indicates adults also tend to have a more sedentary lifestyle due to work demands which also decreases our opportunity to burn calories. Martin says as children we have more free time to be active versus adults.
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A Mayo Clinic study claims to show Pfizer vaccines are much less effective at preventing Delta COVID infections than Moderna vaccines, but a Tulane Epidemiologist says the results are not conclusive.
The study was widely shared on social media and reported in the news, but Dr. Susan Hassig says it was not a clinical trial and only documented people who showed up to take a test.
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In July, the study looked at Mayo Clinic sites across the country and found Moderna was 76 percent effective at preventing infection while Pfizer was only 42 percent effective.
Hassig says even if these vaccines are less effective at preventing infections against Delta than they were against the original COVID, they’re still working because they keep you out of the hospital.
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Hassig says if further research confirms this finding then that’s just further evidence supporting the need to have even vaccinated people continue to mask for now.
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The depopulation of rural north and central Louisiana parishes coupled with the growth of south Louisiana urban and suburban parishes is set to shake up the state’s Congressional Map.
Demographer Greg Rigamer says Louisiana has about 4 million-575 thousand people right now and the average district will need 776,000 to be equitable…
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Both Julia Letlow’s northeast and Florida Parishes-based district and Mike Johnson’s northwest district will have to get bigger to make up for population losses. In the south, districts will be shrinking…
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Troy Carter’s New Orleans-based district fell within the margin of error for proper district size.
Rigamer says these major differences in population changes between the north and south Louisiana will give lawmakers a lot to think about when the redistricting battle begins.
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Congressional and Legislative districts are drawn up by the Legislature but can be vetoed by Governor Edwards.
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LSU’s defensive line had a good showing when the Tigers held their first scrimmage of preseason camp. Coach Ed Orgeron says the play of ends Andre Anthony and Ali Gaye highlighted the day…
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Strong play from the defensive line means the o-line didn’t have as good of day. Orgeron has confidence new offensive line coach Brad Davis will have the group ready for the season opener…
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The Saints dropped the preseason opener to the Ravens 17-14 and there were some good performances. But Coach Sean Payton is not happy with the six turnovers…
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The quarterbacks played well, but Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston still have yet to separate themselves. Both Q-Bs threw an interception. Hill’s I-N-T came when Ty Montgomery stopped his route…
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Michael Thomas was at the game, a sign the relationship between the star wide receiver and the franchise is improving. Thomas was catching passes before the game from Winston, but Thomas had a walking boot on his surgically repaired left ankle. Winston says it was still great to see Thomas at the game…
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