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LDH issues guidance on powdered infant formula recall

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana WIC has issued the following guidance, available at LouisianaWIC.org, for WIC participants impacted by a recall of powdered infant formula following the FDA's advisory.
The advisory alerts consumers to avoid purchasing or using certain powdered infant formulas and Abbott voluntarily recalled powder formula including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare manufactured in Sturgis, Mich. The FDA cited four consumer complaints related to Cronobackter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport in infants.
To date, there are no known cases in Louisiana.

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A lighted Wrong Way sign could be installed for $1,500. It would alert drivers who are traveling the wrong way.

Lighted ‘Wrong Way’ signs would be cheaper, quicker way to make 167 safer

While the Louisiana Department of Transportation Development engineers conduct a study to find ways to make Hwy 167 safer, the Sheriff’s Office has found a quick way to reduce head-on collisions on Hwy. 167.
Sheriff Mike Couvillion and Eddlie Langlinais, the Sheriff’s Office’s information officer, attended the police jury meeting on Wednesday. Couvillon and Langlinais were there to hear concerns from citizens on how to make Hwy. 167 a safer place to travel. They were also there to offer a quicker solution to prevent another head-on collision on Hwy. 167.

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Members of the Abbeville LDRC Committee gather after Wednesday’s luncheon. Pictured (L-R) are Nikki Vidos, co-chair, Rob Roy,
Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Corey Lege, Councilwoman Roslyn White, co-chair, Don Pierson, Secretary of Louisiana Economic
Development, Anne Falgout, Stacey Neal, LED, and Robby Abboud, LED. Not pictured is committee member Onezieme Mouton.

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Don Pierson, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, presents Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza (left) with the city’s Certification as a Louisiana Development Ready Community.

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Representatives from various aspects of the city and community attend Wednesday’s City of Abbeville LDRC Certification Luncheon at the old RiverFront.

Abbeville named Louisiana Development Ready Community

Louisiana Economic Development recognized the City of Abbeville as the state’s newest Louisiana Development Ready Community in a ceremony on the Vermilion riverfront Wednesday. The city becomes the 49th participant in the community development program, now in its 14th year.

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Margaret Greene talks to the police jury about lighting on Hwy. 167, while Ramsie Baumgardner’s father, Brian, listens.

Trying to make Hwy. 167 safer

Because of the recent death of two people on Hwy. 167, residents of Vermilion Parish are tired of people getting killed on a particular section of Hwy. 167 and want to make sure no one else dies.

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Vermilion Parish School Board undecided about 8 or 9 districts

The Vermilion Parish School Board is now on the clock.
The board has until June 7 to decide if they want to go to an eight-member school board or a nine-member school board. Heck, there is even talk that there could be a 10-member school board.
For the last three years, the school board has been debating whether it wanted nine school board districts or eight school board districts.
They hired demographer Mike Hefner to create lines for eight and nine districts.
A couple of months ago, Hefner presented the school board with a nine-member district.

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