7:30 LRN Newscast

28 entities are vying to win the state’s 10th and final medical cannabis pharmacy license. One of them is partly owned by Saints legend Steve Gleason…:
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.”

A ninth insurance company with thousands of policyholders in Louisiana has gone under. Fednat Insurance Corporation has been directed into insolvency by Florida regulators, because it does not have enough money to pay existing claims. Records show Fednat has 13-thousand Louisiana policyholders and 15-hundred claims open.

A blood test is now available that can detect cancer without the person showing any symptoms. The test costs $950. A physician must order it and its currently not covered by insurance, but Doctor David Meyers of Metairie says it’s still a fantastic development towards the fight against cancer…
Cut 9 (12) “…cure cancer..”
Meyers says the test works well in finding melanoma, pancreatic, bile duct and ovarian cancers.

Director of the LSU Applied Cybersecurity Lab Golden Richard says LSU’s computer science program has been recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations…
Cut 4 (07) “…in several years.”
Richard says the designation is significant for the recruitment of potential computer science students and instructors and it will help graduates find employment.