A new report reveals that Louisiana is among the worst in the nation for diagnosing lung cancer early. Eric Weinzettle, the director of advocacy for the American Lung Association, says their report finds that Louisiana is ranked 40th for new lung cancer cases and 45th for cases diagnosed at an early stage.
Weinzettle says lung cancer screenings with annual CT scans for for people at high risk can reduce the lung cancer death rate by up to 20-percent.
Louisiana U-S Senator John Kennedy has filed legislation that says as long as the federal government is shutdown, members of Congress will not be paid. Kennedy also filed a bill that says members of Congress will have their pay escrowed and will receive it after the government re-opens. Kennedy says there is precedent for his second bill…
Cut 9 (12) “…got their paychecks”
Kennedy says at that point, lawmakers got down to business, reached a deal and reopened government – and that’s what his bills are designed to do.
A major cold front is coming for Louisiana, but LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says we’ll see some mild temperatures until it arrives…
Cut 12 (13) “…cold front passes”
A big issue for today is that most of the state is under a dense fog advisory this morning.
The Louisiana Department of Treasury has published the names of people with unclaimed property it received in the past year. This year, that number is 92,348. State Treasurer John Fleming says that could come in many forms, including tax refunds, insurance payments or bank deposits.
`Cut 13 (07) “…unclaimed properties division.”
You can see if you are owed unclaimed property by looking at any newspaper that still publishes a print edition. They are listing the names this week.