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Volume 120 · No. 62
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LSU School of Veterinary Medicine assistant professor Ronald Koh specializes in treatments such as acupuncture and laser therapy for small animals.
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Integrative medicine offers alternative treatments for animals BY JOSHUA JACKSON @Joshua_Jackson_ Acupuncture isn’t just a service offered for spa-going humans — animals are receiving the treatment at
the discretion of their owners at the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. As more animal owners hear of acupuncture and other non-traditional medical treatments, the amount of interest in integrative medicine has
increased because it is cheaper than more common remedies. The Integrative Medicine Service program at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine began just over two years ago under the leadership of Vet
see ACUPUNCTURE, page 7 BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
Baton Rouge bench to commemorate Civil Rights leaders Bench to be unveiled February 2016 BY STAFF REPORTS @lsureveille A McKinley High School bench will mark one of the first Civil Rights Movement memorials in Louisiana to honor the leaders and participants of the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. This bench — a product of the Toni Morrison Society’s Bench by the Road Project, named after the African-American author — will be the 18th of its kind. The other 17 are situated in locations such as Paris and Mississippi.
The Toni Morrison Society launched the Bench by Road Project in February 2006. Kali Johnson, communications director for the Baton Rouge Bench Commemorative Committee, said it is important for Baton Rouge to house one of the Toni Morrison Society benches because the nation’s first bus boycott took place there, serving as a model for the more widely-known Montgomery Bus Boycott. “[Baton Rouge] is home to such a monumental point in history, and it is important to memorialize it, so future generations in the city know about it,” Johnson said. “This bench provides an opportunity for local communities, states and nations
to give a moment of reflection and allow them to connect to the past.” She said the bench’s unveiling is set for February 2016 to coincide with Black History Month. Donations from Aetna Better Health of Louisiana and MetroMorphosis will fund the memorial bench. Although this is the one of the only memorials for civil rights in Baton Rouge, Johnson said it won’t be the last. She said it will be up to the Toni Morrison Society to determine where the next bench will be placed. “I hope that this opens the eyes of current and future generations to the significant piece
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The McKinley High School bench honoring the leaders and participants of the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott will be the 18th of its kind and one of the first Civil Rights Movement memorials in Louisiana.