3:30 PM Newscast July 1

Beginning next month treatments for menopause and perimenopause will be covered by insurance in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Hurricane Beryl is a Category 4 storm as it moves into the Caribbean. Beryl is the first hurricane in what is expected to be a very busy season. LSU climatologist Barry Keim says this early start is due to factors such as abnormally warm sea surface temperatures.

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McNeese State University has a new president. After a unanimous vote by the University of Louisiana System named Dr. Wade Rousse (rhymes with moose) as the next president of McNeese and Rousse says he could hardly sleep the night prior, as he was so excited to get to work as university president.

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And the Louisiana Farm Bureau has a new president. Ville Platte Farmer, Richard Fontenot has been elected the 13th president of LFB. Fontenot praised the staff and acknowledged the new generation of delegates who were also elected, and vowed to work together to engage and motivate members in new ways.

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