There are individuals left homeless after Hurricane Ida. Brooke Thorington reports the state has launched a program that will provide these storm victims with mobile homes, trailers, and even shipping containers to live in while repairs are done on their homes…
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For the first time since early June, someone won the Powerball Jackpot which was just shy of 700-million dollars last night. The winning ticket was sold in California.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center plans to break ground early next year on a 100-million dollar cancer center. OLOL President Scott Wester says the 80-thousand square foot facility will include literally every aspect of cancer research, treatment, and care…
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Wester says they plan on treating cancer patients from around the state and the Gulf South.

An LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor has received a 433-thousand dollar grant to study how they can freeze organs set aside for a transplant longer. Currently, doctors only have four hours to execute a transplant and Ram Devireddy says the trick is finding just the right amount of cooling time that keeps the tissue viable….
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