11:30 LRN Newscast

Scary moments aboard a cruise ship at the Port of New Orleans Friday afternoon. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Big day for the Tigers on both the hardwood and the field…men’s basketball travels to Spokane, Washington to face Gonzaga at 2:30pm while football host Texas tonight at 6:49pm.

Louisiana Education Superintendent Cade Brumley is leaving his post to become the next president of the University of Louisiana System. Brumley will replace Rick Gallot, who submitted his resignation effective December 1st after it was revealed he owed 350-thousand dollars in federal taxes. Brumley says he looks forward to working with the system’s campus presidents and helping guide the future of higher education in Louisiana…

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LSU Health Shreveport has set a new record for research funding, securing 44-million dollars in external grants and awards during the last fiscal year. That’s an 18-million-dollar increase over the previous year. Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Doctor Oren Rom says the record reflects years of work to build a stronger and more competitive research operation…

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