Gordon, which is now a tropical depression over central Mississippi, has knocked out power for thousands in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. But Louisiana has sunny skies. Eric Carpenter, with the National Weather Service, says Gordon is expected to move over northeast Louisiana and that’s when the rain could start falling….
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The northeastern corner of Louisiana is under a flash flood watch.

LSU Health New Orleans has enrolled two patients suffering from chronic knee pain who are getting a new treatment that will regrow cartilage instead of undergoing a knee replacement surgery….
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That’s Principle Investigator Doctor Vinod Dasa, who says patients receive a single implant through a minimally invasive surgery and 80 patients worldwide have been enrolled in the trial.

LSU will no longer automatically reject an applicant just because of a low score on the ACT or SAT. The flagship university will also look at recommendation letters, personal essays and the applicant’s activities outside of school. LSU vice president and executive director of policy, Jason Droddy, says standardized test scores are not a true indicator of college success.

This week marks twelve years since Clint Nelson left a party in Bossier Parish and hasn’t been seen since. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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