A federal judge conditionally dismisses a lawsuit filed by three Angola inmates who complained about excessive heat on death row. Matt Doyle has more……
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One of the individuals who graduated from LSU this past weekend is a convicted murderer. 37-year-old Andrew Hundley was 15-years-old when he killed a 14-year-old in 1997 and sentenced to life in prison. But Hundley received a second chance at freedom when the Supreme Court made it unconstitutional to sentence juvenile defendants to a mandatory life sentence without parole.

Senator Bill Cassidy has spoken with President Tump about his plan for ending surprise medical billing costs for patients. Louisiana’s Senior Senator says he’s working on legislation and regulations that would require hospitals to be upfront with the total cost of treatments…
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The Republican says he’s been inspired to take on his issue after repeatedly hearing about overcharging incidents from his constituents.

Federal funds will help pay for research in Louisiana to look and see if there’s a link between blood sugar levels and mid-life brain health. Doctor Owen Carmichael with LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center says the researchers will use MRI and PET scans to take measurements in the brain, looking for the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s.
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Carmichael says 200 people participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study in the 1970s as children and they will take part in this study.