1:30 LRN Newscast

It was St. Tammany man versus endangered frog today at the US Supreme Court. Matt Doyle has more.
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If the eight justices who heard the case today give a split ruling, then the federal government would win the case, based on lower court rulings.

5th ranked LSU is getting ready for Saturday’s game at 22nd ranked Florida. The game will kick off at 2:30. The SEC announced today LSU’s home game against 2nd ranked Georgia on October 13th will also be a 2:30 kickoff
The Louisiana Health Department says they did not find heightened levels of lead after testing the drinking water at 12 schools built before 1986. State health officier Doctor Jimmy Guidry says the results are encouraging, but it doesn’t mean the drinking water at all older schools is lead free. He says they will test the water at 12 more schools next year and 12 more after that…
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The legislature requested the testing be done to get a better idea on how aging infrastructure is threatening safe drinking water.

LSU Health New Orleans has received a $1.3 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human services to increase the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners, or SANEs, in twelve southeast Louisiana parishes. With many of those parishes being limited on resources, Dr. Jessica Landry, says they will use the funds to train more nurses.
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