Construction is underway on a “lazy river” on the LSU campus in the shape of the letters L-S-U and some wonder if this is appropriate considering the potentially huge budget cuts facing the school. Eric Gill reports…
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We’re about at the halfway point of the legislative session and lawmakers still have a lot of work to do on the budget. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A bill headed to the House floor would provide free HIV tests for inmates being released from prison. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Construction is underway to build a “lazy river” on the LSU campus in the shape of the letters L-S-U and some wonder if this is appropriate considering the potentially huge budget cuts facing the school. Student Body President, Andrew Mahtook, says the funding for this project is completely separate from any state appropriations…
cut 4 (10) “assessment fee”
In 2011, students passed a resolution asking for a student recreation fee increase to expand the recreation center, which includes the building of the “lazy river.” Professor Kevin Cope, LSU Faculty Senate President, says this shows a flaw in how colleges prioritize funds…
Cut 5 (09) “their work”
Mahtook says it’s not a fair argument to say that they’re spending money on the “lazy river” instead of paying for courses and teacher salaries…
Cut 6 (10) “don’t stand up”
Cope admits the cost of the construction of the “lazy river” doesn’t impact the university directly, but feels the university should set a better example…
CUT 7 (07) “and childish”
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Center of Acadiana at Lafayette General Medical Center is looking for adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma [mahy-uh-loh-muh] to participate in a clinical trial for patients not eligible for stem cell transplants. CCA Oncologist Sal Malad is the principle investigator and he says the trial seeks to compare the effectiveness of a combination of drugs with standard therapy…:
Cut 8 (07) “daratumumab”
CCA conducts these trials and studies to help improve patient care and disease prevention. Malad says clinical trials can offer several benefits such as access to investigational drugs that might not otherwise be available. He says there seems to be a disproportionate number of patients in south Louisiana who have multiple myeloma…:
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For more information on this clinical trial, call Lafayette General Medical Center at 337-289-8658. Malad says patients who participate in help advance medical technology and provide valuable benefits to future generations. He says they encourage participants to ask questions and be involved…:
Cut 10 (09) “better treatments”
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State lawmakers have about a month left to pass a budget for next fiscal year. The House has approved a package of bills that raises 664-million dollars that will go towards mitigating budget cuts to higher education and health care. Governor Bobby Jindal says when the session concludes, he expects lawmakers to approve legislation to offset the measures that he considers to be tax increases
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The House has approved legislation to raise the cigarette tax by 32-cents and reduced tax refunds or tax breaks that businesses currently enjoyed. These bills now head to the Senate and Jindal says there’s still time to come up with a budget that everyone can live with….
cut 12 (09) “doesn’t raise taxes”
Jindal says he’s okay with legislation that puts a stop to “corporate welfare.” That’s cases where businesses receive more in tax benefits than they pay in taxes. But he says some of the tax bills passed in the House, like the cigarette tax, will need to be offset with a tax break somewhere else…
Cut 13 (10) “raise taxes”
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A bill headed to the House floor would provide free HIV tests for inmates being released from prison. Natchitoches Representative Kenny Cox says before a person leaves a state jail for parole, they should be tested and if needed, treated as a way to help prevent AIDS from spreading further…:
Cut 14 (09) “think it is”
The testing for parolees would not be required under the measure. Cox says Louisiana has the fourth highest number of men and women living with AIDS in the nation…:
Cut 15 (06) “be treated”
Cox says that in 9 state prisons, about 3 percent of inmates are HIV positive. He says the Department of Corrections has already started testing people as they enter the prison system…:
Cut 16 (08) “should be tested”
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The number one ranked LSU baseball beat team Missouri six to five in ten innings yesterday to complete a three game sweep of Mizzou. The Tigers won, despite falling behind 3-0 in the 1st inning. Coach Paul Mainieri on the LSU Sports Radio Network liked how his team battled back…
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Conner Hale led the Tigers at the plate on Sunday. He had three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice, including the winning run in the 10th. Mainieri on the LSU Sports Radio Network says the senior from has had a special season…
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LSU is at UNO on Tuesday and then they visit South Carolina for a three-game series on Thursday. The Tigers have a two-game lead in the loss column over Vanderbilt for the overall lead in the SEC. Mainieri on the LSU Sports Radio Network says the Tigers are on the verge of winning another SEC title
Cut 19 (17) “for championships”