Amazon Web Services hosts an open house tomorrow at the Shreveport Convention Center to answer the community’s questions about the three data centers they are building in Shreveport-Bossier. Jeff Palermo has more…
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An 8-year-old Ruston girl passed away from a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been contracted while swimming in Lake Claiborne. After being hospitalized since August 15, Lillian Smart died on Saturday, a day after her birthday. More than two dozen Ruston businesses donated portions of sales to support the Smart family.
Merck and Moderna are developing an mRNA vaccine that helps reduce the risk of melanoma returning. Dr. Katherine Chang, an assistant professor of ear, nose and throat surgery at LSU Health Shreveport, says clinical trials of the new vaccine have been very successful.
The biopharmaceutical companies plan on filing for approval from regulators within months.
LSU men’s basketball commit RJ Luis (Lewis) has a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon that could decide his basketball future. The 23-year-old was the Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s two seasons ago but is now looking to return to college basketball after signing two brief NBA deals. Luis never played a pro game, but Tiger Rag editor Glenn Guilbeau says LSU knew his chances of making it to campus were slim.