9:30 LRN Newscast October 17

Three first of their kind migraine treatments are now available after testing showed promising results for those who suffer from the crippling headaches. The CGRT-Antagonists are injected, and researchers say they take about a week to kick in. LSU Health New Orleans Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology Amy Voight…
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Voight says check with your doctor and your insurance provider about the availabity of the the new drugs that are on the market.

The first legal crop of medical marijuana is expected to be picked this week. G-B Sciences is growing the medicinal marijuana and they say the product could be ready to ship next month. But state regulations make it unclear on when the medical pot will be available to patients. The state department of agriculture still needs to find a third-party to test the product.

The United Cajun Navy is on location in Landhaven and Panama City Florida, sites of mass destruction in the wake of Hurricane Michael. It’s been a week since the storm passed, and officials say it could be months before power and services are restored. United Cajun Navy Founder Todd Terrell says he’s never seen devastation this bad.
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Terrell says one of the biggest challenges has been cell phone service.

The Port Barre High substitute teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with a student in a classroom, while the rest of the school attended a pep rally, has bonded out of the St. Landry Parish Jail. Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux says 25-year-old Constance Robertson told him that she thought the student was 18…
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The school system has also fired Robertson.