09:30 LRN Newscast Feb 6

The owners of Diamondjacks Casino in Bossier City are considering whether to invest over 100-million dollars in their current facility or build a new casino near I-12 in Tangipahoa Parish…
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That’s Peninsula Pacific Manager Brent Stevens, who says the public can weigh in by going to Community Conversations-la-dot-com.

LSU Professor Tammy Dugas has developed a new treatment for heart disease using antioxidants from red wine. Research has indicated that having a glass of red wine could be good for your heart, so Dugas has developed a stent that releases red wine antioxidants slowly over time to prevent blood clotting…
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Dugas says she’s also working on a baloon coasted with the same compunds to treat flood flow blockages throughout the body.

Louisiana’s Transportation Secretary is worried the state may miss out if Congress approves a massive infrastructure funding bill.
Voicer 2 (32) “I’m Kelley Ray.”

Because of the severe influenza season, the state health department will offer free flu vaccines at parish health units across the state until next Monday. L-D-H vaccinated about three-thousand people when they offered free flu shots last Wednesday. Hospitals continue to report large numbers of sick patients due flu and flu-like symptoms.