7:30 AM LRN Newscast

You could enroll for no-cost genetic screening as soon as next year. Kace Kiechnick has more.

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The Louisiana Department of Health adds three substances to the state’s list of Schedule One controlled substances, making them illegal in all forms. Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Pete Croughan (CROW-ghin) says the three substances are all new formulations of kratom…

Cut 13 (13)  “…and MGN-16.”

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According to new analysis of federal broadband data, North Louisiana is improving its rate of broadband availability more than three times faster than the national average. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of ConnectLA, says more than 44-thousand homes and businesses in the 26-parish region were connected to reliable broadband internet access in just two years.

Cut 10 (12) “…actually showing outcomes.”

After Deputies used pepper balls to break up unruly crowds at LSU’s home game against Mississippi State, the university has announced it’ll be stepping up safety measures for the Tigers’ next home game against Alabama. LSU Chief Communications Officer Meg Casper Sunstrom says there will be increased security presence and large-scale gatherings are prohibited.

Cut 28 (11)  “…address that.”