7:30 LRN Newscast

The front-runner in the governor’s race was attacked multiple times in Friday’s televised debate. Republican John Schroder pointed out Jeff Landry’s campaign took a donation from a trial attorney whose firm was fined two million dollars for participating in a fraud scheme against hurricane victims….
Cut 13 (13) “…how does that happen.”
Landry says a campaign donation would not stop his attorney general’s office from investigating someone who breaks the law…
Cut 14 (12) “…my job.”
The primary is October 14th and Early voting begins September 30th.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces the first round of grants of up to 10-thousand dollars for homeowners to repair or replace their roofs will be available on October 2nd. Donelon says this program is modeled after a successful program Alabama has run for a few years…
Cut 10 (08) “…30-million before this year”
The first round of funding will go live at noon on October 2nd and for this round of funding, the homeowner must be a Citizen policyholder. More information is available at L-D-I-dot-la-dot-gov, backlash-fortify-homes.

Ochsner M-D Anderson Cancer Center in New Orleans says it’s using a groundbreaking treatment to treat certain types of blood cancers. Cellular Therapy Specialist Doctor Clark Alsfeld says it’s called CAR-T Cell therapy…
cut 4 (12) “….these lymphomas
A New Orleans patient received CAR T cell therapy in June and was in full remission in late July.