The U.S. Department of Defense announced it will not go through with a plan to cut hurricane forecasting satellite data. The information is used in both weather forecasting and U.S. Military operations but was facing termination due to cybersecurity concerns. LSU Public Health climatologist Barry Keim says this decision will save lives.
The data is collected by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program which has capabilities other satellites do not.
A new effort is underway to develop drugs to treat ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases through the use of A-I. It’s being led by Dr. Jeff Keller with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.
Keller says this effort will set Louisiana apart when it comes to using A-I for innovative research like this.
The president of U-L Lafayette is stepping down. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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State lawmakers told LHSAA officials they are not fans of the public-private school split playoffs in high school sports and they would like to see a one-time transfer rule adopted. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine told the panel high school principals recently overwhelmingly voted down a one-time transfer rule. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh told Bonine the split playoffs are bad for high school sports.