This week Acadians from all over the world are reuniting for The Acadian World Congress in Canada and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is there. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Postpartum depression is a serious issue affecting up to 20% of mothers of newborns but there is a promising new treatment. Colleen Crain has more.
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LSU Athletics will be the first college sports program to use an AI-enabled digital stethoscope this school year. Mel Bridges has the story.
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The Acadian World Congress is this week in Canada. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is visiting “The Great White North” to reunite Acacian descendants expelled from the country as early as the 17th century. A large majority of those Acadians ended up settling in Louisiana.
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The event revolves around August 15th, the National Day of Acadia, which was chosen in 1881 to coincide with the feast of Our Lady of Assumption, the patron state of Acadia.
Nungesser says they’ll also sign a new accord, which they traditionally do every five years when the event occurs. And you can’t have a gathering of Louisianas without good food and good music.
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Canadians spend more than $200 million annually in Louisiana and Nungesser says the Acadian World Congress is a great opportunity to highlight their unique relationship with the Bayou State.
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A new pill for mothers suffering from postpartum depression is showing success. According to Chief Medical Officer for United Health Care, Dr. Kevin Stephens, One in five women experience pregnancy-related mental health conditions and he says there wasn’t much treatment success before Zurzuvae (Zur-ZOO-vay) which is now available in pill form.
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Stephens says, in addition to hormonal changes, mothers of newborns face many challenges and often get little sleep while the demands on their bodies are heightened. He says postpartum depression is a serious problem and it’s often not discussed.
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According to Stephens, traditional anti-depressants have far less success in treating postpartum depression, but Zurzuvae (Zur-ZOO-vay) is showing promise and symptoms are showing improvement much faster than with former treatment methods…
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If someone is experiencing postpartum depression symptoms like blues, anxiety, insomnia, thoughts of harming themselves or others, it’s crucial to reach out to a healthcare provider right away.
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LSU is the first college sports program to use AI-enabled digital stethoscopes for their student-athletes. Joseph Authement (Aw-theh-ment) with Eko (Echo) Health says their CORE 500 digital stethoscopes are equipped with tech that sends heart sounds and electrical impulses to the cloud.
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Authement says the stethoscope is able to produce a reader showing potential cardiac diseases in around 15 seconds, including types of heart diseases that could otherwise go undiagnosed. He describes the stethoscope as a device that…
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Authement says the Tigers are the first college to use the stethoscopes in part because he had his time as an LSU swimmer cut short by a detectable disease. He says this project is near and dear to him not only to ensure the community he lives in stays healthy, but also that…
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LSU Athletics will start using the stethoscopes this school year.
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is rolling out the On The Road Again Initiative to help noncustodial parents get their driver’s license back if it’s been suspended due to unpaid child support. Child Support Enforcement Director Konitra Jack says their goal is to give parents the opportunity to engage with DCFS and…
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Louisiana parents who are 90 days behind on child support can have their drivers’, professional, business, and hunting and fishing licenses revoked. The program helped reinstate licenses before it was suspended due to the pandemic, and Jack says she’s hoping it will be as successful now as it was back then.
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Though On the Road Again doesn’t start until September 1, Jack encourages anyone who thinks they could be eligible to reach out to DCFS or visit dcfs.la/otra. She says even if they aren’t eligible for this exact initiative, there’s likely another DCFS initiative that they do qualify for.
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On the Road Again will run from September 1 to October 31.
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For LSU to remain a juggernaut on offense this season, LSU will need some wide receivers to step up and make plays. Based on what the media has seen at practice, junior Chris Hilton seems poised to have a breakout season. Hilton caught 13 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns last season. The former Zachary star says he’s healthy and has been working on his pass-catching….
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Running back Josh Williams is back for his sixth season at LSU. He was actually on the scout team when the Tigers won the national championship in 2019. Williams, who already has two degrees, talked about his decision to come back for a sixth and final year…
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Six-foot-six senior defensive end Sai’vion Jones says the defense is a motivated group after giving up a bunch of points last season. He says he’s been seeing improvement throughout camp…
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The Saints were winners in their first preseason game of the year on Saturday night edging out the Arizona Cardinals 16-14 in Glendale, Arizona. Quarterback Derek Carr led the Saints for two series to start the game, but the drives didn’t result in any points as he went 2 of 6 for 12 yards. But Carr was glad to see some game action…
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Second-year veteran Jake Haener took over in the second quarter and completed 9 of 13 passes for 107 yards. Rookie Spencer Rattler played the entire second half and completed 9 of 17 passes for 70 yards and led the Saints on a game-winning drive in the final seconds that ended with a Charlie Smith 37-yard field goal. Coach Allen liked what he saw from both Heaner and Rattler…
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