LRN Newscast 15:30 09-19-14

According to a recent report, Louisiana’s obesity rate is dropping for the first time in 30 years. Don Molino has that..:

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It’s being reported that the Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative Vance Mcallister has been booked on a charge of DWI. Adam Terry was arrested in Richland Parish last Friday, and McAllister says that -once Terry is able to get help and follow court instructions-he will be given a second chance.

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With it now being 4 years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, several agencies are still working on restoration. Dr. Keith Ouchley is the Director of the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana. He says this is an important time…

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He adds we also need to work on oyster reefs.
It was another record settting month of employment growth in August for Louisiana, with private employers adding 36 thousand jobs over the year. The biggest contributor according to Louisiana Workforce Commission spokesman Tom Guarisco?…

CUT 13 (09) Q: “other sectors”

Almost 10 thousand construction jobs were added, according to the job numbers from the LWC.