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Registration closes soon for free heart screen
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (105+ words) Registration closes soon for a free heart screening that's being offered Saturday at FMOL Health | Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital. Free screenings available include Glucose, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), Electrocardiogram (EKG) and Echocardiogram (ECHO) with Ejection Fraction…...
First guilty plea in visa scheme; more scheduled
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (362+ words) Federal prosecutors have negotiated a guilty plea in the wide-ranging visa scheme announced last summer, and more are scheduled this month. In July, federal authorities announced the indictment of two chiefs of police, a former chief and a city marshal;…...
Rain chances ramp back up this week
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (343+ words) The chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase again this week with highest chances and the risk of heaviest downpours returning by Wednesday and Thursday. As of Sunday evening, per the National Weather Service, central and eastern portions of…...
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (953+ words) Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face " including a backlash in local communities " as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global health emergency....
Wet, soggy weather to persist through the week
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (172+ words) It's been an absolute soaking out there today, and really this pattern is just getting started. Showers are set to persist through the rest of the night and into the early morning hours of Sunday, before we're hopefully able to…...
Texas woman killed in St. Landry Parish crash
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (91+ words) KATC Texas woman killed in St. Landry Parish crash ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. " A two-vehicle crash on Highway 190 in St. Landry Parish Friday afternoon left a 19-year-old Texas woman dead. The fatal crash occurred near Jennings Road, where one vehicle…...
Ex-assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine faces prison term
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UPDATE: More details released in connection to Opelousas Walmart shooting
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (128+ words) OPELOUSAS, La. " Opelousas Police Department arrested two teenage boys in connection to the shooting that occurred inside the Creswell Lane Walmart Friday afternoon. The two teenagers, one age 13 and one 16, now face the following charges: Both boys have been booked…...
Louisiana crawfish farmers are wrapping up a tough season as they shift focus to next year's crop
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Hooters rebranding as a 'family friendly' restaurant
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