A state panel continues to look at the cost of the death penalty in Louisiana. Eric Gill reports…
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Those who love spicy foods are in luck, a study finds spicy foods can add more years to your life. Emelie Gunn has more…
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According to United Way of Acadiana, nearly $250,000 collected for the victims of the tragic Lafayette Theater shooting last month. Scott Carwile has more…
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A state panel continues to look at the cost of the death penalty in Louisiana. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says the purpose of the Capital Punishment Fiscal Impact Commission is to determine whether the public believes that enforcing the death penalty is worth the cost. Morrell says the legislature has noticed that it takes several years to implement capital punishment…
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Morrell says some say it could cost tens of millions of dollars to execute a single person, especially when you factor in the cost of the numerous appeals that are associated with the process. He says a big problem they are having is determining what costs should be included in the overall figure…
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He says the commission report is due to the legislature during the next legislative session. Morrell says the ultimate goal is to present these figures to the public and let them decide if it is worth having the death penalty in Louisiana…
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Southerners are in luck, a new study claims eating spicy foods can add more time to your life. The study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Chinese Academy of Medical Science found people consuming spicy foods six to seven times a week lived longer than those eating spicy foods just once a week. Dr. Herbert Muncie, Professor of Family Medicine at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans says these benefits could be due to a couple reasons.
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Muncie says capsaicin, which is an ingredient in chili peppers, has been associated with health benefits and is an anti-inflammatory often used with arthritis. He says it’s helpful for people to know this information but more research needs to be done on the topic.
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Muncie says it makes those who eat spicy foods frequently feel a little better about their diet and advises patients to go ahead and add more spices to their meals.
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According to the United Way of Acadiana, about $250,000 has been raised for the 11 victims of last month’s Lafayette theater shooting. President and CEO Margaret Trahan says most of the money was raised by businesses and retailers who have sold t-shirts, yard signs and jewelry.
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Pixus Printing raised the most significant amount of money, about $215,000, to be donated to the victims. Trahan says after those injured are taken care of, they want also create funds for those in the theater who suffered mental and emotional trauma from witnessing the massacre.
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Trahan says she’s extremely proud of the donations, which were mostly raised locally. She says the funding would be to defray costs and help with immediate expenses, like income losses, medical bills and funeral costs, that resulted from this incident.
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A 54-year-old man from East Feliciana Parish charged with a hate crime, now faces a felony cruelty charge for allegedly pulling at the pants of a 12-year-old boy and using a racial slur. The incident was caught on video inside a gas station last month. District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla says the victim was not physically injured, but…
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A grand jury in East Felicana Parish handed down the cruelty indictment against Ronnie Barnes of Clinton. The felony charge has been added to the simple battery and hate crime charges the East Feliciana Sheriff’s office issued at the time of the incident. D’Aquilla says he plans on prosecuting Barnes on all three charges
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According to authorities, the victim’s pants were sagging a little bit and the child also wore dread locks. D’Aquilla says they believe a factor into why the incident started is because the 12-year-old is black
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No practice today for the Saints. That’s because they are getting ready for tomorrow night’s preaseason game at Baltimore. It’s the first of four exhibition games and Coach Sean Payton is glad they have four preseason games before it starts for real
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Many NFL fans have suggested that there should only be two preseason games. But Payton says guys like, former Saints running back Pierre Thomas, may not have made the team, if there were only two preseason games
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Thursday’s preseason game is important for players like safety Vinnie Sunseri, who is on the bubble to make the team. Sunseri has been able to get more reps because fellow safety Jairus Byrd remains on the physically unable to perform list…
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