Flood victims who are still at the shelter at the Baton Rouge River Center will be moved to a shelter at Celtic Studios today. Michelle Southern has more…
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The US Department of Defense is teaming up with the LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Facility to find ways to improve soldiers’ endurance on the battle field. Halen Doughty has more…
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A reaction video to Disney’s gumbo recipe video has almost reached one million views. Emelie Gunn has more on why Louisianans were outraged….
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The shelter at the Baton Rouge River Center is closing today. Red Cross spokesperson Vicki Eichstaedt says the flood vicitms who are still in the shelter will be moved to a shelter at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge. The Department of Children and Family Services reports there were 372 as of yesterday. Eichstaedt says the Red Cross is redoubling their efforts to make sure no one is forgotten.
Eichstaedt says the River Center has asked them to vacate their facility as they prepare for upcoming events, but she says there is not a hard close date for the Celtic Studios shelter. She says they will be there to help these flood victims as long as it takes.
Eichstaedt says they want to encourage people to register with FEMA for federal aid. She says people can get more information about more assistance from the Red Cross by calling 855-224-2490. She says there’s lots of individual reasons why people are having trouble finding the next place for them.
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US Senator David Vitter will chair a meeting of the Senate Small Business Committee today to discuss the federal response for flood victims in Louisiana. Vitter says this is an important opportunity to explain just how devastating this flooding really was, and still is for many people.
Vitter says the SBA administrator will be present at the meeting. He says the FEMA administrator will not be there because “he’s come up with a series of excuses.” But he says there will be other people there to help make the case for additional assistance.
Vitter says opportunities to highlight the enormity of this event are important, because they are running out of time to approve a $2.6 federal aid package requested by the Obama Administration. Louisiana’s Senior Senator says they are trying to get the federal appropriation passed this month.
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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Facility is partnering with the US Department of Defense on a study that looks at improving a soldier’s endurance. Dr. Jennifer Rood is the principal investigator for the Optimizing Performance for Soldiers Study. She says many soldiers in military operations are only getting half of the daily recommendation of calories, which leads to weight loss and impacts their performance.
Rood says because of that, soldiers also experience a drop in testosterone levels. She says the study will explore the effects of testosterone injections to maintain normal testosterone levels to see if it can prevent side effects, like loss of muscle and problems with memory, mood and concentration.
Rood says they are looking for men ages 18 to 39 to participate in the study who are active two to three days a week. She says it’s a three month study divided into three phases. She says the first phase involves participants eating, exercising, and coming to the center daily, but the second phase is more intense.
Rood says in phase three, they follow up with participants for a month after they leave the facility. She says applicants can enroll online at prbc.edu/ops. She says LSU was chosen to perform the OPS study because of their long standing relationship with the Department of Defense.
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Disney released a gumbo recipe video on Facebook that is driving Louisianans mad. The video has since been removed after receiving backlash for adding kale, quinoa and not even starting with a roux. KATC Lafayette Production Assistant David Hilbun created a reaction video. Hilburn says his first thought when watching the video was this looks nothing like real gumbo.
Hilbun says he was so disgusted by the Disney video that he had to remake it to show the reaction of Louisianans. He says there have been nearly a million views of his video…
Hilbun says he never intended for the video to blow up the way it did in just two days. He says people are so passionate about their gumbo, because it’s the flagship dish of the Cajun culture.
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The Saints visit the Giants this Sunday in a rematch of last year’s wild contest that saw New Orleans beat New York 52-49 in the third-highest scoring game in league history. El Manning and Drew Brees combined to throw for an NFL-record 13 touchdown passes. Brees is not expecting that kind of game again…
The Saints need a win on Sunday to avoid an 0-2 start. Brees says there’s a sense of urgency to get in the win column…..
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LSU’s senior starting tight end Colin Jeter says the offense is ready to play hard for whoever starts at quarterback this Saturday against Mississippi State. Coach Les Miles has strongly hinted that Danny Etling will be the guy, but Colin Jeter says the offense is ready to make plays for whoever calls the signals…
Etling was 6-of-14 for 100 yards and a touchdown and an interception in the win over Jacksonville State. Jeter says Etling gave them a spark that was definitely needed at the time…