10:30 LRN Newscast

LSU’s Flagship has surpassed 600 million in annual research activity, an 11-percent growth over the previous year. Chancellor Jim Dalton says this latest increase is partly due to the reorganization of the flagship…

Cut 6 (11) “…the reorganization”

Dalton says there’s exciting research underway on fighting back against invasive species, clinical trials involving cancer research and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center is on the forefront of the development of the GLP-1 Weight loss drug.

Governor Jeff Landry says the state will spend over one-billion dollars in federal money over the next five years to improve health care in rural Louisiana. Landry says one of the major focuses is expanding workforce capacity.

Cut 14 (14) “…to stay there.”

 

 

Research conducted by Michael Johnson of LSU’s E-J Ourso College of Business finds that adults who are experiencing infertility is impacting their production in the workplace. Johnson sats there are things that companies can do to help employees whose infertility may be affecting them in the workplace.

Cut 9 (10)  “…out with it.”

Johnson notes that this is not an issue exclusive to women; men can struggle with infertility issues as well.

As part of the America’s 250th birthday, the largest flotilla to ever sail the Mississippi River will be at the Port of New Orleans. Mark Romig with the Sail250 host committee says the boats represents not only the U-S, but also several other countries from around the world…

Cut 5 (14) “…US Coast Guard”