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Saints Announce 2012 Rookie Free Agent Class
New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced Monday that 18 undrafted rookie free agents have agreed to terms with the team following the conclusion of the NFL Draft. Joining the Saints will be linebackers Kadarron...
Tags: Miami RedHawks, National Economic Council, Wisconsin Badgers, NFL Draft, Football
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Dillard Students Protest Trayvon Martin case
WGNO NewsStudents at Dillard University are outraged over the killing of a Florida teen gunned down by a neighborhood watch volunteer. The case of Trayvon Martin is moving people here and across the country. Recent events in the case sparked students to rise...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Trayvon Martin, Health
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Suspect Sought In McMain Student Sexual Assault
WGNO NewsThe search is on for a man police say abducted a student and sexually assaulted her. "It's surprising that it would happen so close," neighbor Alexandra Hunt said. "It's supposed to be a good area." Shock and sadness from people living in uptown;...Tags: Kidnapping, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Health, WGNO
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Dillard University Receives Big Bucks For Minority Health Challenges
WGNO NewsDillard University is celebrating its $25-million endowment for research into minority health disparities. The money would enable the university to hire faculty to do specific research on health challenges facing minorities. Funds would also enable...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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99 Year Old Musician Defies New Study on Aging
A new study shows public health is headed in the wrong direction. Among the findings, New Orleans' men have among the shortest life expectancies in the nation.
When we meet Lionel Ferbos, he's looking dapper in his pressed suit and Meyer hat. It's...Tags: Human Interest, Louisiana, Environmental Pollution, Mississippi, Obesity
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Breaking Down Barriers to Breastfeeding
Louisiana has the third lowest breastfeeding rate in the nation, which is a statistic health experts hope to change. Last year, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which requires large employers to provide a time and place for...Tags: Human Body, Breastfeeding, Colleges and Universities, Diabetes, Women's Health
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Students in "Murder" Class Analyze Ongoing High Profile Homicide Cases
Tulane students in Dr. Peter Scharf's "Violence in the Community" class spend a lot of time talking about the ongoing murder problem in New Orleans, which helped earned the class's nickname: the "Murder" class.
Many of the students are Public Health...Tags: Matthew Kennedy, Crimes, Halloween, Murder, Health
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Rapist On Loose. University Offers Rape Prevention Course.
WGNO NewsA rapist who attacked a woman on Broadway Street Memorial Day weekend remains on the loose. Women around the university area are on edge. Tulane University offers a program to try to empower women. As Broadway Street transforms and students head home for...Tags: Criminals, Music Theater, Rape, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest
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North Shore Company Teaches You Tactics To Fight Bad Guys
ABC26 NewsNews of Osama Bin Laden's death is creating a huge public hooray for SEAL Team Six. On the North Shore, there's a new company that can teach you SEAL-like tactics but for fighting enemies closer to home. "Every one of our instructors has been in combat,"...Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Career and Workplace, Criminals, Advanced Training, Crimes
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Mardi Gras 101- College Kids & Carnival Safety
WGNO NewsMardi Gras 101. Some college students say it's the weeks of partying, parading and drinking that brought them to a school in New Orleans, but today Tulane and Loyola are warning... the party can get ugly fast! WGNO News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Washington, DC, WGNO
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Gentilly Outraged Over Murder of UNO Student Lars Stiaes
Tonight's hot button issue: community outrage over the murder of a UNO student during an armed robbery.
Lars Stiaes was shot and killed Wednesday night just 16 days before his 23rd birthday during an armed robbery on Vermillion Street in Gentilly....Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Murder
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Back to School Safety tips
ABC26 NewsWith the 2010 school session upon us, New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas would like to remind motorists to be alert for children boarding or exiting school buses. Louisiana law requires that if any school or church bus used in the...Tags: Travel, Physical Therapists, Louisiana, Safety of Citizens, Transportation
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