President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are in New Orleans today and Tulane says he’ll announce 23-million dollars in funding for the university to invent an advanced cancer imaging system. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter…
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Tulane says the President is providing dollars to Tulane to revolutionize cancer treatment by creating an imaging system that will give doctors the ability to scan a tumor during surgery.

At change-dot-org, there are more than a dozen petitions trying to drum up public support to reverse or make changes to the state’s new ban on cellphones in the classroom. Walker High School freshman Emma Grace Hodge started one of those petitions and she’s concerned that for parents to contact students at school, the only way they can do so is through the school…
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Proponents of the ban say phones distract students in the classroom.

The Joe Burrow Foundation, led by former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, has partnered with the Three O’clock Project to donate 9,999 meals to schools in Baton Rouge. Three O’clock Project director Emily Chatelain says they focus on feeding children in underserved communities, and the partnership with Burrow’s Foundation will help expand its reach.
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Louisiana hunting and fishing licensees can now register as an organ donor when renewing a license or buying a license. LDWF undersecretary Brian McClinton says they are proud to participate in the effort to grow the organ donation registry in Louisiana…
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Louisiana has seen a significant need for organ donors, with over 2,000 residents currently waiting for transplants.