Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Dr. James Roberts
Naegleria fowleri infects people by traveling up the nose and to the brain (shown here) where it consumes brain tissue.
Naegleria fowleri, a rare and dangerous organism known popularly as the "brain-eating amoeba," has claimed a Louisiana life.
From Mardi Gras to crawfish boils, we know that Louisiana people like to have fun. But how does our joie de vivre stack up against other states?
DEAR ABBY: My friend of many years, whom I consider to truly be part of the family, has made food the only thing that makes her happy. Besides my husband, she’s all I have left.
LSU AgCenter/Olivia McClure
Costus spicatus spiral ginger features red-orange cones and flowers. Spiral gingers have leaves that form a spiral staircase-like pattern.
Tropical plants feel right at home in the hot, humid conditions we encounter during Louisiana summers.
DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, I started receiving mysterious phone calls from a man claiming to have in his possession videos of me performing sexual acts.
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