Less than two weeks to go before early voting begins in the governor’s race and the seven major candidates appeared in a televised debate on Friday night. Former transportation secretary Shawn Wilson is the lone Democrat in the race…
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Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has been the front-runner in this race ever since he announced nearly a year ago…
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Landry and Wilson are expected to face off in a November run-off, but Independent Hunter Lundy says if voters are looking for an alternative to Landry, he’s the guy…
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The Advocate newspaper will host a town hall for the gubernatorial candidates tomorrow at 11:30. Landry is not expected to participate.

500 grants of up to 10-thousand dollars will be available on October 2nd for homeowners looking to fortify their roof against wind damage from hurricanes and severe storms. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a fortified roof can lower your homeowners insurance costs and increase the value of your home by an estimated seven percent…
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Donelon says the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program has enough funding to award about three-thousand grants. For more information go to the Department of Insurance’s website.

Ochsner MD Anderson in New Orleans is the first hospital in Louisiana to use what is known as Car T cell therapy to treat certain blood cancers. Doctor Clark Alsfeld says the therapy uses the patient’s immune system to target and destroy cancer cells…
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A New Orleans patient who received CAR T cell therapy in June is in full remission.