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New Orleans Saints to start rookie Tyler Shough at QB Sunday against Jaguars
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 16, 2025
New Orleans Saints to start rookie Tyler Shough at QB Sunday against Jaguars All right. Joining me now is receivers coach Keith Williams, coach, the guy that everyone keeps talking about throughout this entire camp is Rashid Shaheed. How big of...
Louisiana’s organ donor agency rebounds from the critical list, CEO says
Louisiana Illuminator
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August 17, 2025
The leader of a Louisiana nonprofit that coordinates organ transplants says it has transformed from one of the nation’s lowest ranking organizations of its kind to one of the best in less than two years. In 2023, the Louisiana Organ Procurement...
Health notes: a single HIV shot, Louisiana's ALS research and a bilingual scholarship recipient
The Advocate - Louisiana
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A single shot at birth may shield children from HIV for years, study finds A new study led by Tulane researchers and featured in Nature magazine shows that delivering a single injection of gene therapy at birth may offer yearslong protection...
Local organizations to receive funding from Louisiana opioid abatement settlement
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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August 16, 2025
BATON ROUGE - Opioid overdose deaths are declining in East Baton Rouge Parish. The parish is three points higher than the national average when it comes to helping people survive an opioid overdose. Mental Health and substance abuse expert and...
Boy, 12, missing in New Orleans East; public asked to help find him
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 16, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police are asking for the public’s help to find an 12-year-old boy who went missing from his home in New Orleans East. Bryan Vasquez was last seen on Wednesday night (Aug. 14) at his home in the 5300 block of Beaucaire Street....
Winston-Salem residents hold funeral march against cuts to health care spending
WHQR - North Carolina
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August 17, 2025
More than 60 people gathered for a funeral march through downtown Winston-Salem on Saturday to rally against federal cuts to health spending. People carried signs, tombstones and a colorful assortment of umbrellas that emulated the style of New...
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell nailed with historic grand jury indictment
The Blaze
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August 15, 2025
The Democratic mayor of New Orleans now has the dubious distinction of becoming the first such mayor charged with a federal crime while still in office. The indictment alleges that Mayor LaToya Cantrell had a romantic relationship with Jeffrey...
Heat check: Researchers study impact of fans on Louisiana factory floor workers
The Advocate - Louisiana
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August 17, 2025
The lunch break had just begun Thursday at the NovelAire Technologies manufacturing plant off South Choctaw Drive in Baton Rouge, but some of the guys heading off the factory floor had an extra task to finish before they ate and took a bathroom...
Louisiana’s New Proof of Loss Insurance Law: What You Need to Know
Live Insurance News
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August 16, 2025
Did you hear about Louisiana’s new proof of loss law? It’s H.B. 437, and it just went into effect on August 1. If you’ve got insurance—especially for your house, car, or business—you’ll probably want to pay attention. This law changes how claims...
11-year-old boy missing in New Orleans East; public asked to help find him
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 16, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police are asking for the public’s help to find an 11-year-old boy who went missing from his home in New Orleans East. Brayan Vasquez was last seen on Wednesday night (Aug. 14) at his home in the 5300 block of Beaucaire...
Bernie Owusu-Yaw, PhD, on Focused Ultrasound Mediated Delivery for AAV Gene Therapy
CGTLive
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One of the challenges of treating neurodegenerative diseases with adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy is crossing the blood-brain barrier. Among the ways of potentially addressing this challenge currently under research is the...
Marching through sunshine and rain: This Louisiana high school band finds its rhythm
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Band director Jeff Seighman, left, looks at the marching drill chart while assistant director Eddie Hirst yells commands to the band during practice at Walker High School on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Javier Gallegos A collective cheer rises from the...
Four things Louisiana cancer patients should know during emergencies, hurricane evacuations
The Advocate - Louisiana
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In 2016, Eboni Malveaux-Barber, her husband and two sons had to evacuate when waters began to rise across Baton Rouge. Her home flooded, and she was living with various relatives for weeks. Malveaux-Barber was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018....
Linda Hamilton Jokes She Was a 'Hot Mess for the First 40 Years' of Life as She Reflects on Her Mental Health (Exclusive)
AOL
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Jun Sato/WireImage Linda Hamilton at press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2019NEED TO KNOW Linda Hamilton, 68, joked that she was a “hot mess for the first 40 years of life” while speaking exclusively with PEOPLE The actress, who has struggled...
LaToya Cantrell indicted: All about New Orleans mayor's family, salary, and net worth
Hindustan Times
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August 15, 2025
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday following a corruption investigation, according to the Associated Press. The charges have not yet been made public, but federal authorities have scheduled a press...
Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app"
Eurogamer
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August 16, 2025
The U.S. state of Louisiana is suing Roblox, alleging it facilitates "the sexual exploitation of Louisiana's children". In a statement, Louisiana Attorney General, Liz Murrill, claimed Roblox "endangers the safety of the children" of the state,...
Death Of Inmate At West Baton Rouge Parish Jail Under Investigation
WJBO - Louisiana
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The death of an inmate at the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail is under investigation. Deputies responded around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday to three inmates who were suffering medical emergencies in a dormitory. Two of the men recovered, but Jeremy Paul was...
Photos from New Orleans Saints' joint practice with Los Angeles Rams
Daily World - Louisiana
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Aug 14, 2025; Carson, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receivers coach Eric Yarber (left) talks with New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas during a joint practice at the Dignity Health Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn...
Police: Woman, 55, killed in Baton Rouge murder-suicide; suspect identified
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 13, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An investigation is underway after a 55-year-old woman was shot and killed early Wednesday, August 13, in a murder-suicide. The shooting happened around 5:46 a.m. off of Florida Boulevard. Responding officers said they...
Man identified as shooter in Baton Rouge murder-suicide, police say
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Baton Rouge Police have identified the shooter in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday morning. Guadalupe Reyes Vasquez, 42, of Baton Rouge, was identified as the responsible party in the fatal shooting of Mirtalarellana Ramirez, 55, police said....