The Senate has agreed to a budget and tax plan that would fully fund healthcare and higher ed. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The LSU baseball team’s season ended last night with a 12-0 loss to Oregon State. The Tigers who battled numerous injuries, mainly to their pitching staff, finished with a 39-27 record. It’s the first time they haven’t made it past Regionals since 2014. Northwestern State’s season also ended yesterday with a 9-5 loss to LSU.

The American Cancer Society has new guidelines recommending earlier screenings for colorectal cancer, bumping the previously recommended age from 50, down to 45. LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health founding dean Dr. Elizabeth Fontham, says there’s been an alarming new trend…
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Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer, and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths.

Entergy Louisiana agrees to purchase solar power from a yet to be constructed plant in West Baton Rouge Parish. Entergy Lousiaina CEO Phillip May says the purchasing plan is estimated to save 29-million dollars over the life of the 20 year agreement…
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The solar power plant is expected to be up and running by March 2020.