Amazon Web Services hosts an open house at the Shreveport Convention Center tomorrow to answer community questions about the three data centers they are building in Shreveport-Bossier. Here’s Jeff Palermo.
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A 37-year-old school coach and bus driver in Rapides Parish is facing charges of human trafficking of children for sexual purposes and purchase of commercial sexual activity. Authorities say Esaw Owens, III was arrested Friday following an undercover chat operation.
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University Medical Center New Orleans officially opens phase one of its expanded cancer center, with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 this morning. Dr. Amelia Jernigan says the additional space will allow cancer patients to be able to be seen quickly for frontline care.
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A new mRNA vaccine to reduce the risk of melanoma returning is showing great promise. Dr. Katherine Chang, an assistant professor of ear, nose and throat surgery at LSU Health Shreveport, says the vaccine being developed by Merck and Moderna works by removing the melanoma tumor, testing it for genetic mutations and creating the vaccine specific to the patient’s genetic profile – and combining the vaccine with immunotherapy drug Keytruda.