Republican Liz Murrill and Democrat Lindsey Cheek are in a run-off seeking to become the state’s first female Attorney General. Murrill won the primary, receiving 45-percent of the vote. She has spent the last six years as the state’s Solicitor General, defending Louisiana and its laws in federal and state court
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Based on the last campaign finance report filed, Murrill had nearly a million dollars in campaign cash on hand. Cheek, an attorney from New Orleans, only had about 100-thousand dollars, but says that will not stop her from getting her message out…
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Election Day is November 18th.

LSU has opened a Cybersecurity Operations Center where students will be trained how to counter cybersecurity attacks. LSU chief information officer Craig Woolley says the Security Operations Center will also provide cybersecurity protection to other universities and colleges in the state…
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Last spring Southeastern Louisiana was hit with a cyber attack that crippled the campus’ computer system and network.

LSU-Alexandria now has the opportunity to provide students with training to become a dental hygienist. Interim head of LSU School of Dentistry, Wilton Guillory credits state funding for helping to establish a dental hygiene pathway at L-S-U-A…
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Six students will be selected into the program each year.