Republican US Senator David Vitter says he’s raised four-million dollars for this year’s governor’s race. We still haven’t heard any fundraising totals from fellow republican, Lt Governor Jay Dardenne, but la-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says we know republican candidate Scott Angele and democat John Bel Edwards have eached raised at least a million and with the election still months away, a lot could happen…
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LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport researchers say a drug derived from sea moss could be used to treat Alzheimer’s Disease. Doctor Steven Alexander says they’ve seen positive effects with mice and the next step is to get F-D-A approval to begin clinical trials and they believe that could happen because it’s effective in pill form…
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State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson is seeking a 30-percent pay increase for many of his troopers. Michelle Southern has more…
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On the campus of U-L Lafayette, a new 40-million dollar student union opens today. Assistant director of building services, Garland “Chico” Rodriguez, says one of the things they are most excited about is the brand new dining hall…
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Rodriguez says the student union also has a new bookstore and several offices for student groups and organiziations.