Military officials report the bodies of nine of the eleven servicemen killed after Tuesday night’s Army helicopter crash in Florida have been recovered and identified. Recovery crews have found the remains of two of the four Hammond based soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and the seven Marines based out of North Carolina. The bodies of the other two Guardsmen are believed to still be inside the helicopter. The families of all 11 troops have been notified. Officials have not released the names of the deceased.

A new Centers for Disease Control study shows that two out of every three people diagnosed with cancer in the US survive five years or more…

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Bogalusa Representative Harold Ritchie files a bill that would increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes from 36-cents to the national average of $1.54 per pack. Ritchie says the goal of his legislation is to raise revenue for the state and stop people from smoking…

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The legislative session begins April 13th and Ritchie expects his tax proposal will be one of many that will be discussed by lawmakers.

A recent Cowen Institute at Tulane University report shows Louisiana has the highest estimated percentage of unemployed youth in the country. Cowen Institute Director Vincent Rossmeier says there is a huge economic boost coming to Louisiana and we need to come up with ways to connect our young people to those jobs…

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The study also found that New Orleans is third in the nation for the percentage of young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who aren’t working or in school.

The bodies of nine of the eleven servicemen killed after Tuesday night’s Army helicopter crash off the Florida Panhandle have been found and identified, according to military officials. Crews have recovered the bodies of two of the four Hammond based soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and seven Marines based out of North Carolina. The bodies of the other two Guardsmen are still believed to be inside the helicopter. The names of the deceased have not been released.

According to a report by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University, Louisiana has the highest estimated percentage of unemployed youth in the country. Michelle Southern reports…:

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A new Centers for Disease Control study shows that two out of every three people diagnosed with cancer in the US survive five years or more. Associate Dean for Research at LSU’s School of Public Health, Ed Trapido, says these numbers show a remarkable amount of progress…

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Among the most common types of cancer, the study reports a five-year-survival rate of 97-percent for prostate cancer and 88-percent for breast cancer.

Community leaders from around the state are urging citizens to participate in a massive litter cleanup effort. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell says The Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, DEQ, Wildlife and Fisheries, and Volunteer Louisiana’s leaders will all be present for the Leaders Against Litter press conference today to say enough is enough…

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Great American Cleanup events will be held throughout the state through May.

Military officials report the bodies of nine of the eleven servicemen killed after an Army helicopter crash Tuesday night off the Florida Panhandle have been found and identified. The bodies of two of four Hammond based soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and seven Marines from North Carolina have been recovered. The bodies of the other two Guardsmen are believed to still be inside the helicopter. Officials have not released the names of the deceased.

Louisiana has the highest estimated percentage of unemployed youth in the country, according to a report by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University. The study found that southern states, when compared with the west coast, east coast and midwest, have a higher overall percentage of opportunity youth. Cowen Institute Director Vincent Rossmeier says one of the reasons they use the term “opportunity youth” is because they should be viewed as assets to the community…

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Rossmeier says this is an opportunity to improve our communities and make them more vibrant by finding ways to reconnect these young people.

Bogalusa Representative Harold Ritchie files a bill that would increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes to the national average. Ritchie’s bill would raise the tax from 36-cents to a $1.54 per pack. He expects his tax proposal will be one of many that will be discussed by lawmakers…

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The Jindal administration says they will support an increase in tobacco taxes, but only if it’s accompanied with a tax break.

Leaders from communities around the state are urging citizens to participate in a massive litter cleanup effort. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will be announcing the results of the amount of litter picked up from morning cleanups and the number of “Leaders Against Litter” who have pledged to beautify the state. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell…

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She says citizens from all walks of life can join the Great American Cleanup from March through May.

Military officials say the bodies all but two of the eleven servicemen killed after an Army helicopter crash Tuesday night off the Florida Panhandle have been recovered. The bodies of seven Marines and two Hammond based soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard have been found. The bodies of the other two Guardsmen are believed to still be inside the helicopter. The names of the deceased have not been released.

Bogalusa Representative Harold Ritchie files a bill that would increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes to the national average. The governor has proposed an increase in the state’s cigarette tax to the southern regional average, but Ritchie believes the tax on cigarettes should be higher…

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Ritchie’s bill would raise the tax from 36-cents to a $1.54 per pack. It will be considered during the legislative session that begins April 13th.

A new Centers for Disease Control study shows that two out of every three people diagnosed with cancer in the US survive five years or more. Among the most common types of cancer, the study reports a five-year-survival rate of 97-percent for prostate cancer and 88-percent for breast cancer. Associate Dean for Research at LSU’s School of Public Health, Ed Trapido, says the improvement in prostate cancer survival is because of an increase awareness and earlier detection…

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He says better treatment and improved therapies have improved survival statistics for breast cancer patients. The cancer survivor estimates are based on cases of invasive cancers reported during 2011.

Eglin Air Force Base officials say the wreckage of the Army helicopter that crashed Tuesday night over the Florida Panhandle, killing all eleven on board, has been found. Eglin Col. Monte Cannon says the wreckage was located yesterday in about 25 feet of water…
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As far as the search is concerned, the Coast Guard announced this afternoon they are suspending that operation.

State Police have redeployed additional troopers to patrol in New Orleans. The funds for the extra support are provided by the business community and members of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau who raised $2.5 million dollars.
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State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson also says this will not take away any patrol efforts for the rest of the state.
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Lt Governor hopeful Kip Holden is involved in an alleged scandal as a four-year-old lawsuit has surfaced claiming the Baton Rouge mayor repeatedly sexually harrassed a woman in Louisiana on business. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this makes things tough for his campaign team.
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The lawsuit does not name Holden as a defendant and it’s actually targeted at her former employer. A poll was released this week showing Holden in good position to make the run-off in the lieutenant governor’s race.

The New Orleans Saints did another trade today to clear some salary cap room, saving the team $3.6 million. Two time Pro-Bowler guard Ben Grubbs was traded to Kansas City in exchange for a 5th round pick. The move allowed the Black and Gold to sign cornerback Brandon Browner from the New England Patriots.

Officials at Eglin Air Force Base say the wreckage of the Army helicopter that crashed Tuesday night over the Florida Panhandle, has been found. Eleven people died in the crash into the water, which, according to Eglin Fire Chief Mark Giuliano was a violent one…
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The Coast Guard announced this afternoon they have suspended their search for the soldiers and marines.

There’s an allegation that has been raised against members of the SAE fraternity on the Louisiana Tech campus that the chapter sang a racist song for a pledge event in 2010. A former student alleged the song was similar to the one from the University of Oklahoma that shut down that fraternity. But Dr. Reginald Owens, the head of the journalism program, says on-campus race relations at Tech are good…
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Candidate for Lt. Governor & Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden issued a statement today in response to sexual harassment claims made in a suit by a woman in Kansas City…
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According to a new research by the LSU economics department, LSU is the number 32 most disliked team in the country. LSU is behind some other SEC schools-Tennesses, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The most disliked team in the nation is Boise State.