A veteran member of the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency prepardness will assist Hawaii government officials as they deal with flooding and brush fires from Hurricane Lane. GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says Amy Dawson will act as a mass care coordinator in Hawaii…
cut 3 (09) “…few days”
Hurricane Lane has already dropped over two feet of rain on the Big Island and the Category Two storm is expected to impact Hawaii all weekend.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the state’s Medicaid program could be refunded 172-million dollars if a court ruling in Texas stands. Louisiana is one of six states who filed suit claiming a fee paid to the I-R-S under the federal Affordable Care Act was unlawful and a federal judge agreed…
cut 8 (08) “…for this year”
The Louisiana Health Department says it’s trying to determine what the ruling means for Louisiana.

2.8 million people die globally every year from alcohol related deaths, that according to the medical journal The Lancet. The study revealed nearly one in ten deaths of people 15 to 49 years old were alcohol related. Associate Director of the LSU Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center Nicholas Gilpin says it showcases all the ways consumption can cut your life short.
Cut 12 (11) “traffic accdients”
Gilpin says the study revealed that there is no “safe” level of consumption.

LSU’s defense gets a boost as highly touted cornerback Kristian Fulton has been reinstated effective immediately. He was serving a two-year suspension for tampering with a NCAA drug test. Head Coach Ed Orgeron delivered the good news following practice on Thursday
Cut 9 (10) “…proud of him.”
Fulton is expected to start on a defense that is expected to be one of the best in the SEC.