Ebola

The Calcasieu Parish Office Of Emergency Preparedness is making contingency plans for Ebola. I think we can all agree that the planning in Dallas was faulty and it now seems New York is facing the same thing. It would be really nice to know we are prepared here!

Forget the latest Elmo, video game, or tablet. Your kid really wants a plush Ebola toy this Christmas. Really? It would seem so as the company making them says they are sold out.

This week we are asking about travel bans for US workers who have worked with Ebloa patients in Dallas. Sentiments are very strong on this one.

So now a second nurse for the Dallas Ebola patient has tested positive for Ebola. That is not the worst news. The worst news is that she flew from Dallas to Cleveland and back. On the flight back she was running a fever.

The second nurse was diagnosed late Tuesday night, Oct. 14, and joins fellow nurse Nina Pham, 26, who was last reported in stable condition.

Waste Management changes direction for now, announcing this morning it won't take ashes from Ebola victim's apartment.

This week's polls dealt with a possible travel ban due to Ebola and whether or not you thought public funding should go to charter schools. You were very clear on both issues. With the possibility that a Texas healthcare worker could now have Ebola and the first transmission of the disease on U...

Would a travel ban on those coming from West Africa keep us safe from Ebola? Would that stop travelers who entered through other countries? Is there a better way to prevent Ebola from spreading? What do you think? Take our poll.

Health and entertainment were 92.9 The Lake poll issues this week. We ask about your thoughts on NCIS New Orleans and the possible spread of Ebola into Louisiana. Here is what you said. Only 33% of our poll takers said the accents on NCIS New Orleans did not sound like they were from New Orleans and 26% said that they enjoyed the show and did not notice the accents...