drinking

A drinking event with a running problem returns to New Orleans this weekend, so put on your Red Dress and let's run, or walk slowly so we don't spill our drink.

Wait? Folks in Louisiana don't drink their weight in alcohol all year round?

If you guessed that folks in Louisiana start drinking before people in other states on Christmas Day, you would be right!

Does a group environment tend to make us feel the effects of alcohol faster? Researchers are using crawfish to find out. Talk about the irony of a situation.

We say we like to do these things but we don't really mean it. Here's what we're going to lie about this weekend.

Spring Breakers looking to party hard in Gulf Shores may want to find a new destination as the City Council has banned drinking at public beaches.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, that's not just the name of the campaign that's the truth. Louisiana law enforcement is not playing when it comes to keeping impaired drivers off the roads.

Think about it. We are the state with Mardi Gras and New Orleans. Both are celebrated with drinking ... sometimes lots of drinking! So how does Louisiana only come in at 31st in the booziest state competition?

How many people in each state have been binge drinking in the past month? We have the list of "drunkest states" and where Louisiana ranks.

So you live in Lake Charles and your water is a little rusty, or smells like chlorine or your water pressure is low. It's actually a good thing.

I want to know who did the research for this story? Can you imagine being told "We want you to live at the beach for a few months and watch monkeys steal drinks?" Twist my arm! I'm in! The monkeys are funny and there are some interesting parallels to humans.

The message is really simple. Don't drink and drive! Unfortunately the message does not always sink in. The CPSO sends us notice of check points in an effort to curb this dangerous activity.