In an effort to improve health care access in rural Louisiana, the state has launched the Rural Tech Catalyst Fund, which will use more than one billion dollars to expand the health care workforce and strengthen health care technology infrastructure. L-D-H Secretary Bruce Greenstein says they are calling on entrepreneurs, investors, and technology companies to get involved.

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Greenstein says more than 100 companies have already expressed interest.

Cleco will provide the power for the new three-point-six billion dollar data center that’s being built near Alexandria. Spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says this is good news for all Cleco customers, because it will not result in rate increases and the investments Cleco will make in grid reliability will benefit all customers…

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A new series of studies led by an LSU professor shows that the impact of infertility can follow those who experience it to their workplaces. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Debate will begin later on this morning in the Louisiana House on a new Congressional map that will have one majority minority district, instead of two, which the current map features. Republicans still have to agree on how the districts will be drawn, while Democrats say a lawsuit is likely to contest a map that favors Republicans.