Former Gov. Blanco passed away Sunday from an Ocular Melanoma, a rare cancer that only hits five in every million people. LSU Health New Orleans Retina Specialist Maria Reinoso spoke with us about the disease, which she says is most likely to impact people with light-colored eyes, fair skin, and northern European ancestry. She says get yourself to a doctor is you start to experience any of these symptoms.

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Reinoso says the best way to stay ahead of any potential eye diseases is yearly dilated eye exams.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical secures $16.4 million in funding to research how optimized nutrition can help soldiers maintain their physical and mental performance.  Researcher Dr. Jennifer Rood says they’re investigating the positive benefits of testosterone injections.

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Could washing raw chicken kill you and your family this football season? A new report from the USDA indicates it’s a possibility. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The state continues to mourn the passing of former Governor Kathleen Blanco who passed away from an Ocular Melanoma that she’d been fighting for eight years. LSU Health New Orleans Retina Specialist Maria Reinoso says it’s a tragic cancer, but a rare one that only impacts a small percentage of the population.
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The cancer arises in pigmented cells in the uvea, the layer of the eye just behind the retina.
Former Governor Blanco’s Katrina legacy may be complicated, but supporters say it’s hard to argue against what she was able to achieve in education during her one term. After Katrina crippled New Orleans Blanco moved to seize control of then failing Crescent City schools under the state-run Recovery School District. . Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it was bold action that paid off long term…

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With football season, many people may find themselves cooking up chicken.  A new USDA study indicates washing raw poultry before cooking can be dangerous.  Researcher Dr. Mindy Brashears says washing chicken is a common mistake that could lead to foodborne illness from salmonella spread from splashing.

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Brashears says the CDC estimates each year, millions get sick from foodborne illness, with 3000 deaths.
A 39-year-old Rapides Parish cold case has heated up after new information leads to the arrest of two men in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was discovered in 1980. 18-year-old Donna Brazzell’s corpse had gone unidentified for decades after authorities discovered it’s skeletal remains near Highway 28. Relatives were able to positively ID her due to reconstruction. Detective Stephen Phillips says that reconstruction was shared online…
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Public memorials and the funeral for former Governor Kathleen Blanco have been set. On Thursday morning in Baton Rouge, an interfaith service will take place at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Later that day, Blanco will lie in state at Louisiana Capitol. In Lafayette on Friday from 12:30 to 8, there will be a public visitation at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral and Saturday morning will be the funeral at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral followed by a private burial.

The Pelican Institute hosts a public forum at the Old State Capitol today aimed at getting a framework in place for a potential state constitutional convention. CEO Daniel Erspamer says interest is growing in reforming the state constitution, and more politicians have come on board to the idea. The only problem is folks don’t exactly know what that would entail…
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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center is looking for participants in a study to see how nutrition and testosterone can improve warfighting performance….

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GB Sciences of Louisiana reports that approximately five thousand patients received medical marijuana in the first two weeks of its release. GB Sciences began shipping vials of cannabis to pharmacies August 6 after years of delays. GB Sciences President John Davis reported the numbers at a stakeholders meeting Monday.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco’s will be remembered for several things as the first female governor of the state. Council for Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says when the state budget was flush with post-Katrina revenue Erwin credits Blanco with leading the charge to make sure that money was reinvested into all aspects of the education system.

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The Pelican Institute is hosting a public forum at the Old State Capitol today aimed at getting a framework in place for a potential future state constitutional convention. CEO Daniel Erspamer says Louisiana’s constitution is too long and newly elected officials only have control of about 11 percent of the state budget.

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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical secures $16 million in funding to research how optimized nutrition can help soldiers maintain their physical and mental performance.  Researcher Dr. Jennifer Rood says previous studies showed how weight loss from military activity affects the mind and body, but a testosterone injection made an impact.

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In Rapides Parish two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was discovered in 1980. 18-year-old Donna Brazzell’s corpse had gone unidentified for decades after authorities discovered its skeletal remains near Highway 28. Detective Stephen Phillips says all that changed when…

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That information led to the arrest of 64-year-old Leo Laird and 54-year-old Gary Haymon.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco’s Katrina legacy may be complicated, but supporters say it’s hard to argue against what she was able to achieve in education during her one term. Before securing a thousand dollar pay raise in the last session, the last time Louisiana teachers got a raise was during the Blanco years. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin…

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Before serving in public office Blanco was a Louisiana schoolteacher.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical secures $16.4 million in funding to research how optimized nutrition can help soldiers maintain their physical and mental performance.  Researcher Dr. Jennifer Rood says participants in the study will be paid $7,500.

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A forty year old cold case reopens after new evidence leads to the arrest of two men who allegedly kidnapped, raped, and murdered a young woman in 1980…

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An autopsy will be performed today on the body of a woman that was found in a ditch in St. Landry Parish on Sunday. The body was found in the Beggs area about three miles north of Washington off of Highway 10 according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. There was no identification found and the body was too decomposed to release a photo.

Public memorials and the funeral for former Governor Kathleen Blanco have been set. On Thursday morning in Baton Rouge, an interfaith service will take place at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Later that day, Blanco will lie in state at Louisiana Capitol. On Friday from 12:30 to 8, there will be a public visitation at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral and Saturday morning will be the funeral at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center is looking for participants in a study to see how nutrition and testosterone can improve warfighting performance….
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The Pelican Institute for Policy holds a Constitutional Convention forum today at the Old State Capitol as interest is growing to have a constitutional convention. Critics of the constitution say there are too many programs tied to dedicated funding. And Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer says that restricts budget flexibility…
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The forum begins at 11:30 this morning.

Rapides Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested two men for the murder of 18-year-old Donna Brazzell. Her remains were found 38 years ago in a wooded area. Detective Stephen Phillips says 64-year-old Leo Lard was arrested in Oakdale and the second suspect, 54-year-old Gary Haymon, was already behind bars…
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Phillips says investigators finally identified Brazzell’s remains last month, which set the wheels in motion to arrest Phillips and Haymon who long have been suspects in her disappearance.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco will forever be remembered as Louisiana’s highest elected official when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit in 2005. But Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says Blanco’s impact on public education will be felt for a long time too. After Katrina crippled New Orleans, Blanco moved to seize control of then failing Crescent City schools under the state-run Recovery School District. Erwin says it was bold action that paid off long term…
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Erwin says that move improved education for thousands of students.

A soldier from Louisiana has died overseas. He’s been identified as 23-year-old Clayton Horne of Atlanta, Louisiana. He was also a Winn Parish Sheriff’s Deputy. The Army says Horne died as a result of wounds sustained by a noncombat-related incident in Saudi Arabia.

The Pelican Institute hosts a public forum at the Old State Capitol today aimed at getting a framework in place for a potential state constitutional convention. CEO Daniel Erspamer says interest is growing in reforming the state constitution, and more politicians have come on board to the idea. The only problem is folks don’t exactly know what that would entail…
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Louisiana’s constitution is reportedly the 3rd longest in the nation.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has received 16-million dollars in grant money to continue studying how to reduce muscle loss and fatigue of soldiers during combat operations. Researcher Doctor Jennifer Rood says their previous research found that supplemental testosterone may increase muscle mass and reduce weight loss, but they want to add an extra factor to their participants…
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Pennington is looking for 32 young men who will be paid 75-hundred dollars for 20 days to be involved in the study.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical is looking for participants in a study to see how nutrition and testosterone can improve warfighting performance. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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 The Council for a Better Louisiana remembers former Governor Kathleen Blanco’s long term legacy on education…

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A fourty year old cold case reopens after new evidence leads to the arrest of two men who allegedly kidnapped, raped, and murdered a young woman in 1980…

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The Pelican Institute is hosting a public forum at the Old State Capitol today aimed at getting a framework in place for a potential future state constitutional convention.

CEO Daniel Erspamer says interest is growing in reforming the state constitution, and more politicians come on board to the idea every year. The only problem is folks don’t exactly know what that would entail…

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Louisiana’s constitution is thousands of pages long and reportedly the 3^rd largest in the nation. Erspamer says that means newly elected officials only have control of about 11 percent of the state budget.

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Critics argue a convention would mean the elimination of dedicated funding for K-12 education and other vital interests. Erspamer says the forum will hopefully lay some of those concerns to rest.

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The forum will begin at 1130AM and run through 6:15PM.

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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical secures $16.4 million in funding to research how optimized nutrition can help soldiers maintain their physical and mental performance.  Researcher Dr. Jennifer Rood says previous studies showed how weight loss from military activity affects the mind and body, but a testosterone injection made an impact.

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Rood says the new study will result in participants living in a setting comparable to being in the military and researchers will throw in an extra factor not previously accounted for.

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Rood says participants in the study will be paid $7,500 for twenty days.

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Former Governor Kathleen Blanco’s Katrina legacy may be complicated, but supporters say it’s hard to argue against what she was able to achieve in education during her one term.

Before securing a thousand dollar pay raise in the last session, the last time Louisiana teachers got a raise was during the Blanco years. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin…

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Before serving in public office Blanco was a Louisiana schoolteacher.

After Katrina crippled New Orleans Blanco moved to seize control of then failing Crescent City schools under the state-run Recovery School District. Erwin says it was bold action that paid off long term…

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The Democratic governor battled with New Orleans Democratic leaders over the decision.

When the state budget was flush with post-Katrina revenue Erwin credits Blanco with leading the charge to make sure the extra money was reinvested into all aspects of the education system.

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Blanco will be buried Saturday in Lafayette.

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A 39-year-old Rapides Parish cold case has heated up after new information leads to the arrest of two men in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was discovered in 1980.

18-year-old Donna Brazzell’s corpse had gone unidentified for decades after authorities discovered it’s skeletal remains near Highway 28. Detective Stephen Phillips says all that changed when…

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That information led to the arrest of 64-year-old Leo Laird and 54-year-old Gary Haymon on First Degree Murder, Rape, and Aggravated kidnapping charges.

Laird was a free man when he was arrested this month, but Haymon was already behind bars when he was hit with the charges. Phillips says he had been convicted of a similar act in 1999.

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Haymon abducted the woman in 1999 in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Relatives of Brazzell were able to positively ID her even four decades later due to the work of FACES, which reconstructs people’s likeness based on their bone structure. Phillips says that reconstruction was shared online…

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We are 11 days away from seeing LSU’s new offense take the field when the Tigers kick off the 2019 campaign by hosting Georgia Southern. Coach Ed Orgeron has said the Tigers will have more of a spread attack and they want to ball out of quarterback Joe Burrow’s hands quickly. But wide receiver Justin Jefferson says they have plenty of guys who can run deep routes too

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On paper it appears LSU is deep at the wide receiver position. Jefferson returns as the leading receiver. Ja’Marr Chase and Terrace Marshall are expected to have more of an impact. Freshman Trey Palmer is fast and Jefferson says freshman Devonta Lee and Racey McMath have also been making plays during preseason camp

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In the last scrimmage, freshman John Emery led all running backs with 68 yards on 11 carries. Jefferson played with Emery at Destrehan high school and calls Emery a special back….

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