Tourism officials are hailing Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport’s Master Plan. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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New Research out of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center finds that improving heart health might not be enough to protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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There is a serious possibility that Will Wade could return to Baton Rouge as LSU’s basketball coach. Andre Champagne has more.
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City and regional leaders unveil the 20-year Master Plan for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. They include the construction of a second terminal facility, as many as 15 additional gates, an additional parking garage and an improved roadway system. Walt Leger, the president and CEO of New Orleans and Company, says all this is to improve connectivity to other cities in the country and the world, which will have wide-ranging benefits.
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Leger says it’s very important that they tackle this expansion now instead of waiting until it’s too late.
Leger says even though New Orleans International Airport is actually in Kenner, its location actually works to its advantage.
The Master Plan also includes the redevelopment of the airport’s south campus.
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Studies have shown regular physical activity can slow down or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, but new research from a leading expert at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has found that is not the case. Dr. Jeffrey Keller says their study found that exercise and aggressive cardiovascular risk reduction successfully improved heart health, but did NOT produce measurable cognitive benefits in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s.
The study involved 480 participants between the ages of 60 and 85. The participants had hypertension and a family history of dementia and subjective cognitive decline. Keller says they spent 24 months seeing if exercise and-or blood pressure medicine could improve cognitive function, and they found out it did not.
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Keller believes exercise is beneficial for anyone; but this study illustrates that to prevent dementia, exercise needs to be combined with medicine, cognitive behavior therapy and social interaction.
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One of Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s election integrity bills advances to the next step. House Bill 691, which provides for the investigation of non-citizens found to be on the state’s voter rolls, advances out of the House Governmental Affairs Committee on a party-line 9-to-7 vote and moves to the full House. Landry says a recent check of the state’s voter rolls through a federal database found hundreds of ineligible voters.
Lake Charles Democrat Wilford Carter accuses Landry of working to deny people the right to vote by sending the voter rolls to the federal government for a citizenship check. He says there’s a more practical solution, especially given the very small number of ineligible voters found.
Debate got a little tense between Shreveport Democrat Joy Walters and the Committee Chairman, New Iberia Republican Beau Beaullieu.
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Speculation that Will Wade could return as the Tigers’ men’s basketball coach has gained steam after multiple reports say LSU is working to hire McNeese AD Heath Schroyer as a senior administrator. Tiger Rag editor Glenn Guilbeau says that Wade’s familiarity with LSU President Wade Rousse, new LSU board chair Lee Mallett, and Schroyer — who all have ties to the Lake Charles area — could factor into a potential return to Baton Rouge.
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Schroyer hired Wade at McNeese in 2023. Tiger Rag Magazine had this story back on March 13th.
Guilbeau says Wade’s interest in returning to Baton Rouge stems from the opportunity to coach the state’s premier program.
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But Guilbeau notes that there likely won’t be any official moves until later next week.
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The second-seeded LSU Lady Tigers are preparing for a Sweet 16 rematch against third-seeded Duke. In LSU’s 93-77 win over the Blue Devils in December, LSU allowed Duke to shoot 50-percent from the field. LSU assistant coach Joe Schwartz says that despite the team’s recent offensive production, the Tigers must continue to set the tone on defense.
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Duke jumped out to an early 14-to-nothing lead against LSU in the opening minutes of their December matchup in Durham. Schwartz says the Tigers need to get off to a better start in Sacramento this time around.
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Since Duke lost to LSU, it has won 21 of its last 23 games. The Blue Devils have also improved on the defensive end, allowing only 55.7 points per game since giving up 93 to the Tigers. Schwartz says the Tigers will have to do several things to advance to the Elite Eight on Sunday.
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