8:30 am Newscast

Not a big change in the polls this week since President Joe Biden Dropped out of the race but that could change, but there are lots of factors at play. John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says Couvillon says not much will change with Harris’ V-P selection either. Usually, V-P nominees don’t help but could certainly hurt the ticket…

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Former Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond is on the short list of those being considered to complete the Harris for president ticket. UNO Political Science professor Ed Chervenak says Richmond isn’t likely to get the nod though because Louisiana’s a red state that choosing Richmond probably won’t change, but…

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The Boston Consulting Group has been hired to review Louisiana’s Department of Transportation to find ways to make it more efficient. Brooke Thorington has more

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After a study in early 2002 linking Hormone replacement therapy in women to an increase in breast cancer the use of HRT dropped dramatically. But Tulane Researcher and Professor of Brain Science Dr. Jill Daniel says since there’s been more thorough research that indicates otherwise, depending on a woman’s overall health and they’re taking a closer look.

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