A new report has Louisiana’s adult obesity rate at 37-percent, which is the fourth-highest in the nation. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies arrest a man after taking two school buses for a spin. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The National Hurricane Center says there is a high chance we’ll see tropical development from a wave north of Haiti. National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Tim Destri says the system is expected to move northwest towards Florida.
Destri says the system is expected to have minimal effects on Louisiana but could bring some rain if the developing storm tracks more westward.
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Destri says if Louisiana sees any rain from the system, the timing likely will not impact any college football plans for this weekend.
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Trust for America’s Health says the U-S Obesity rates are at historic highs, with nine states reaching an adult obesity rate above 35-percent. Louisiana’s adult obesity rate is at 37-percent, fourth highest in the nation. President of T-F-A-H John Auerbach says to reverse the trend more than just one or two things need to change
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Auerbach recommends sugary drink taxes and expanded SNAP and WIC nutrition support programs as ways to combat the obesity epidemic
Auerbach says obesity puts people at risk for type two diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and many types of cancers. He says obesity is also estimated to increase national healthcare spending by 149-million dollars a year…
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A Denham Springs man is arrested after taking two school buses for a late-night joy ride. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard says the suspect 30-year-old Zachary Anderson was identified after cameras on one of the buses captured the culprit’s image.
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A warrant was issued, but Anderson posted on Facebook that he would turn himself in, before doing so. Ard says a motive is unclear.
Ard credits the work of the community for the ability to swiftly track down the suspect.
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A Sam Houston High School Student is behind bars after threatening to shoot his fellow classmates in Moss Bluff. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Kim Myers says deputies arrested a fifteen-year-old Tuesday.
Detectives spoke with the suspect and confirmed he did make the threats when students were present.
Myers says they might not know if the student the intended to carry thru with the threat or not but the students took the threat seriously and reported it to the school resource officer.
Classmates said the teen made a threat to shoot up the school at a later date. Myers credits the students reporting the incident to the school resource officer and that officer reacting to the incident.
The teen was booked at the Juvenile Detention Center and charged with terrorizing.
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