A question by an LSU journalism student on Tiger TV about birth control got an answer from US Senate candidate Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. He says he supports over-the-counter sales of birth control….
CUT 5 (12) Q: “at all”
Despite that stance, Cassidy has been endorsed by pro-life groups in this race.

According to the CDC, Louisiana is the only state in the continental U.S. reporting widespread flu cases. The predominant strain of flu now, H3N2, has mutated slightly…
CUT 7 (10) Q: “get that vaccine”
That’s Dr. Frank Welch with the State Department of Health and Hospitals.

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Louisiana has petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear an appeal of Louisiana’s ban on gay marriage before a federal appeals court rules. Eric Gill has more…
CUT 2 (30) “reporting”

In Union Parish, an Arkansas woman is dead and a Monroe man has been seriously injured in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Highways 15 and 549. State Police say that fifty-nine year-old Thomas Bates of Monroe lost control, and rolled the vehicle. Neither Bates not 26 year-old Donyalle Harris were wearing seatbelts and were ejected.