
LSU to increase security measures for next home football game
After Deputies used pepper balls to break up unruly crowds at LSU's home game against Mississippi State, the university announced it will be stepping up safety measures for the Tigers' next home game against Alabama. LSU Chief Communications Officer Meg Casper Sunstrom says there will be increased security presence and...
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New poll notes that Louisianans are delaying having kids due to lack of affordable child care
If you have kids, you know how expensive they can be. That's why according to a poll from the First Five Years Fund, more than a quarter of Louisianans say they're delaying starting a family. The group's executive director, Sarah Ritting, says the poll shows that more than four out of every five say finding affordable ...
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Black voter turnout for Louisiana midterm election early voting highest in recent history
Through the first two days of early voting, almost 176,000 voters have cast ballots; and of those, almost 56,000 of them are Black. That Black turnout amounts to 32% of the total turnout thus far; and John Couvillon, the founder of JMC Analytics and Polling, says while that lines up with the Black population of Louisia...
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New study finds marine life in Gulf of Mexico still experiencing effects of 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
A new study has found that the number of deep-water creatures in the Gulf dropped about 60% in the years following the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, and populations have still not recovered. Nova Southeastern University biological oceanographer Tracey Sutton was the lead author of the study and says these animal...
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Louisiana U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Davis outlines list of priorities if elected
As early voting in the U.S. Senate general election continues, the candidates are pulling out all the stops in getting their messages across to voters. Democratic nominee Jamie Davis says he has several priorities should voters send him to Washington. For starters, he would work to keep lawmakers off Wall Street. "...
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