Does it seem like the traffic lights in the busiest areas of Baton Rouge are functioning a little more smoothly these days? On July 13, Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome announced the start of a new traffic light synchronization program that’s designed to address...
If drunk driving deaths are on the decline, are they still a concern?
Getting behind the wheel after a few too many drinks is a dangerous decision. Public awareness campaigns and enforcement efforts by state and local law enforcement agencies have helped to decrease the rate of fatal drunk driving crashes. Given that traffic fatalities,...
Medical malpractice and diabetes
Diabetes is the seventh biggest cause of death in the U.S. It can also increase the propensity to dying from a stroke or heart attack and can damage the body in many other ways. It is the primary cause of blindness in adults, amputation of a leg or kidney failure,...
