LRN Newscast 06:30 August 8

Governor Bobby Jindal is in Iowa today and tomorrow. This is his third visit to the Hawkeye state, which is the site of the first presidential primary in 2016. Will Jindal run? The governor has said he will not decide until after the November election. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says if Jindal declares, he’ll be in it for the long haul….
cut 9 (07) “….two or three states”
Jindal has speaking events scheduled in Iowa today and tomrrow.

 

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is expressing concerns over proposed regulations developed by the EPA that would require the state to reach a new standard when it comes to ozone pollution. The federal agency says history proves you can reduce pollution and grow the economy at the same time, but LABI President Steven Waguespack disagrees…
cut 15 (07) “….press the pause button”
The EPA will finalize the new ozone regulations in December.

 

The LSU Health Sciences Center says a five-point-six million dollar grant from the National Cancer Institute will allow them to build a cancer clinicial trials network that will be available to patients at 26 sites across Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Doctor Augusto Ochoa, director of the Scott Cancer Center at LSU Health Sciences Center says the funding will do more than just help set up a network…
cut 5 (13) “….in everybody”
The focus of the cancer clinical trails will be on minorities and the underserved.