There has been a deadly shooting in broad daylight in the French Quarter. It happened at the intersection of Iberville and Royal, a block south of Bourbon Street. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says this was not a random shooting.
Cut 15 (13) “…a confirmed homicide.” (One killed, three others injured)
Kirkpatrick says a person of interest is in custody.
Researchers at LSU are developing a hand-held device to better detect cancer cells during surgery. SafeMargin, was invented by LSU electrical engineering professor Dr. Jian Xu (JAN ZHOO). He says the purpose of the device is to quickly detect a clean margin during cancer surgeries saving time and lives.
Cut 11 (04) “…globally every year.”
Current technology to identify clean margins would cost close to 42-hundred dollars, SafeMargin could cost only about 100 dollars per surgery. Xu hopes to bring it to market by the end of the decade.
The December 7 ballot will have four constitutional amendments that Louisiana Voters will vote on, addressing judicial ethics, legislative budgeting, and property tax processes. Amendment 4 proposes replacing Louisiana’s tax sale process for delinquent property taxes with a tax lien auction. Public Affairs Research Council President Dr. Steven Procopio says it addresses potential due process violations highlighted in recent court rulings.
Alexandria International Airport is using a million-dollar federal grant to attract United Airlines back. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy explains how the Small Community Air Service Development Program will be used…
Cut 13 (12) “…into the market.”
Hennessy says it will ask United to operate three daily non-stop flights to and from Houston.