Governor Jeff Landry signs a proclamation that states Louisiana’s oil and gas industry is open for business. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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LSU Health Shreveport and Volunteers of America North Louisiana are helping raise awareness and treatment for psychosis with their new EpiCenter. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Two 14-year-old Mandeville area high school girls were arrested after an FBI department alerted the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office to their Snap Chat Conversation. Colleen Crain has more…
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Governor Jeff Landry has signed a proclamation that states Louisiana is open for business and his administration will work to ensure the oil and gas industry can thrive in the Bayou State. President of the Louisiana Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association, Tommy Faucheux, says the proclamation speaks for itself…
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Landry has also signed an executive order that directs the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality to streamline the permitting process with the oil and gas industry. Faucheux believes the industry can grow, but not at the expense of the environment…
There’s been a big push to reduce carbon emissions. Faucheux believes the oil and gas industry can play a big role in producing clean energy…
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LSU Health Shreveport and Volunteers of America North Louisiana have partnered to create a mental health EpiCenter program to provide youth and adults treatment for psychosis. Vice Chair of Psychiatry at LSU Health Shreveport Dr. Pamela McPherson says psychosis is more common than you might think.
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McPherson says receiving intensive treatment in the first few years of one’s psychosis is imperative for a better outcome. While there are common misconceptions about psychosis, McPherson says it is a medical condition that affects the brain.
She says they may also feel scared, and suspicious, that someone is trying to control their thoughts and have beliefs that are not normal for them or people in their family or community.
McPherson urges individuals when they see someone struggling with mental issues to intervene and know that help is available.
Psychosis can be brought on by medications, substance abuse, or even toxic metals. McPherson says it can also be a symptom of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dementia, and even depression.
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A Snap Chat conversation led to the arrest of two 14-year-old Mandeville area high school girls on Tuesday. Lt. Suzanne (Sue-zahn) Carboni of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says they were alerted to the conversation by the FBI National Threat Operations Section Exigent Threat Research and Analysis Crisis Team…
In a search of the girls’ homes no guns were found.
Carboni says these threats are no joking matter and the Sheriff’s office takes all of them seriously. They work with several agencies to keep students and school personnel safe.
Contrary to popular opinion, Snap Chat conversations do not disappear, and the St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking parents to speak to their children about the seriousness of making threatening comments, even in a joking manner. Carboni says the two girls will have to appear in court.
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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office will prosecute more cases in New Orleans as a result of a new agreement with Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams. AG Liz Murrill says their office already has five prosecutors handling cases out of New Orleans and they will now take on more cases…
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Murrill says under the cooperative agreement, the Louisiana A-G’s office will prosecute individuals arrested by State Police or if L-S-P was involved in the criminal investigation.
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Reducing crime in New Orleans is a focus of the Landry Administration. The governor is looking to bring more state troopers to the city to help the N-O-P-D fight crime. Murrill says if her office can help increase the number of convictions a strong message will be sent…
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The McNeese men’s basketball team is having one of its best seasons in program history and they’ve rewarded first-year head coach Will Wade with a new contract that will pay him 700-thousand dollars annually over five years. The Cowboys are 20-3 and Wade says they are just getting started…
This is McNeese’s first 20-win season 2010-11 season. One of the victories was a win over Michigan. Wade says a day after beating the Wolverines there were six thousand unique visitors to the university’s website…
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If Wade does leave for another coaching job, the school he goes to owes McNeese 1.25 million dollars. The buyout for the following season is one million dollars.
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The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team seeks their eighth straight win tonight when they host Georgia State in the Cajundome. The Panthers have lost six straight. U-L Lafayette Coach Bob Marlin has this scouting report on Georgia State…
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Louisiana Tech goes after its seventh straight win tonight when they host Western Kentucky at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Hilltoppers play at the fastest tempo in the country, ranking number one with an average of 75 possessions per game. Bulldogs Coach Talvin Hester says they’ve worked on transition defense…
Western Kentucky has yet to win on the road in conference play, while the Bulldogs have won 11 straight at home. Its a Pack the TAC night and Hester is hoping the students come out and support their team…