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Louisiana Stomach ‘Bug’ Might Be Something More Sinister
It's summertime and all over Louisiana from Monroe and Ruston in the north to Lake Charles and Lafayette in the south emergency departments at hospitals and walk-in clinics too are full of people all complaining about a similar symptom. This scenario has many health officials concerned because the spike in "stomach bugs" appears to be related to a more serious medical malady.
Study: Can Estrogen Treatment Help Women Avoid Cognitive Decline?
Louisiana researchers are testing estrogen’s potential use in preventing women’s cognitive decline later in life. So far, it appears that short-term estrogen use, in middle age, leads to improved brain health long after use ends. The research is being led by Tulane University Professor of Brain Science, Jill...
Oldest Woman In the U.S. Was Born in Lousiana
Elizabeth Francis has received the title of the "Oldest Person in the U.S." as she is now 115 years old according to KALB. Francis celebrated her latest birthday on Thursday, July 25. Francis lives with her 94-year-old daughter in Houston, Texas, but she is a Louisiana native. Francis was born...
Louisiana Women Warned – That ‘Wrong Number’ Text Isn’t a Mistake
It doesn't matter whether you're sitting on a bench at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, waiting for live music at an outdoor show in Lafayette, or walking into one of the many casinos in Lake Charles or Shreveport, you're going to see people staring at their telephones. Unfortunately, a lot of Louisiana women in particular could be staring at a potentially dangerous situation that their own kindness could enhance.
2 Louisiana Cities in Top 5 for Identity Theft Cases
SHREVEPORT, LA - It is such a hassle to deal with identity theft and can be quite expensive. If you have not been a victim, you probably know someone who has. Kim Komando reports the Federal Trade Commission report more than 400,000 cases of credit card fraud happen every year. That number keeps climbing.
Feral hogs are Louisiana's most troublesome new transplant
Walk around New Orleans long enough, and you’re bound to hear grizzled locals grumbling about unwelcome tourists and transplants. Travel outside of the city, and you’ll hear man Louisianians grumbling about a different type of transplant: feral hogs
Jeff Davis Parish hosts back-to-school movie night and supply drive
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - Students return to school in just a few short weeks so it is time for families to get prepared. In Jeff Davis Parish, families gathered at the multipurpose building in Jennings for the second annual back-to-school movie night and supply drive. Organizer Towona King with the...
Louisiana Club Earns ‘Best Golf Course’ in U.S. Honors
The game of golf is alive and well in the state of Louisiana. According to golflink.com there are 140 golf courses in Louisiana. Eighty of those courses are public courses, another 30 are private courses, and still another 30 would qualify to be called municipal golf courses. Louisiana even has its own "Golf Trail".
Welsh man gets maximum 20-year sentence after guilty plea to drug charges
A Welsh man will spend the next two decades behind bars after authorities say he admitted to drug-related charges shortly before his jury trial was to begin in Jeff Davis Parish. Bobby Dale Prudhomme, 56, was sentenced Tuesday to serve the maximum 20 years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections after pleading […]
Laborde Earles hosts 3rd annual backpack giveaway
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Laborde Earles hosted its 3rd annual project backpack event on July 26, giving away hundreds of free backpacks to children across Central Louisiana and Lafayette Parish. Each backpack given away was stuffed with school supplies to help students prepare for the new school year. Backpacks were...
St. Landry Parish Economic Development working to revitalize Downtown Opelousas
Rodier said the entire downtown area of Opelousas used to be a major spot for commerce, which is why so much emphasis has been put on bringing it back to life with things such as the Downtown Development District's building improvement grant.
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