The Republican National Convention came to a close last night with Donald Trump speaking for an hour and a half after accepting the Republican nomination. Now a lot of attention will shift back to President Biden and whether he’ll continue with his campaign. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says pressure is building for Biden to step aside…
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Biden has said publicly he has no intention of dropping out of the race, but reports from Biden campaign staffers indicate he’s considering entertaining the idea.

There have been three accidental shootings this week that’s resulted in the deaths of three children. In two of the cases, it was young children who gained access to a gun in the home. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says guns should be stored unloaded and the ammunition should be in a separate location….
cut 9 (7) “….with it”

Jimmy Genovese is leaving as a Louisiana Supreme Court judge to serve as the President of Northwestern State. There’s been reports that Governor Jeff Landry helped orchestra the move, but Genovese denies those reports…
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Genovese says he accepted the job as president of Northwestern State to help out his alma mater that has had a 22-percent drop in enrollment over the past four years.

New hope for treating malignant cancers has been discovered by LSU Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Dr. Chen Chen. Chen says she’s found two proteins that can be used to kill a tumor…
cut 10 (08) “….the cancer”
Chen has received a grant to further her research that’s focusing on lung cancer.

The Republican National Convention ended last night with former President Donald Trump accepting the Republican nomination. The Democratic National Convention is not for another month, but ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says if President Biden decides not to run for re-election, making that announcement sooner rather than later would benefit Democrats…
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Three children have been killed in accidental shootings in Louisiana this week. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker….
cut 7 (08) “….to chance”
In St. Tammany, a 15-year-old was killed when a relative mishandled a firearm in another room. In Hammond, a three-year-old found a gun underneath a mattress and fatally shot himself in the face. And in Lafayette yesterday, police say a 10-year-old accidentally fatally shot their four-year-old brother.

An LSU researcher has seen results in treating most malignant tumors by using proteins from infectious bacteria. One protein stops the tumor from spreading, the other kills it…
cut 11 (11) “…die off”
That’s Assistant professor of biological sciences Chen Chen. Her team is focusing on lung cancer and they recently received a grant to further their research to test it on mice.

Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) is the new president at Northwestern State University. Genovese currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and could not seek re-election when his term ends in two years. The 74-year-old says he took the job not only to make Northwestern better, but to keep busy
Cut 14 (09) “…what am I gonna do?”

Former President Barack Obama and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi join several Democratic lawmakers who have publicly or privately said Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential race due to concerns about his mental capabilities. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross…
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Cross says Democrats could consider pressuring Biden to drop out soon to distract from the popularity boost former President Donald Trump will get from the Republican National Convention.

This has been a bad week for fatal shootings inside the home. Three of them resulted in the death of a juvenile and in two cases, young children found a gun in the home and pulled the trigger. A three year-old in Hammond died Wednesday and yesterday it was a four-year-old in Lafayette. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says gun owners should have trigger locks on their firearms…
cut 8 (08) “…they will find it” (2x)

Louisiana Supreme Court judge Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) is the new president of Northwestern State. Mel Bridges has more.
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Mel Bridges.”

Airports across the nation, including here in Louisiana, are experiencing significant flight delays as a result of a massive global internet outage. This IT outage is also impacting hospitals, banks and offices. Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services says the global outage is affecting their Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline and their LA-Help-U call center.

Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Presidential nomination last night and then the 78-year-old laid out his agenda for a possible second term in the oval office…
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Meanwhile President Joe Biden is in self-isolation with COVID at his home in Delaware. In private remarks, Former President Barack Obama and Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi have reportedly said Biden should consider dropping out of the presidential race…
cut 1 (31) “….I’m Mel Bridges”

There have been three accidental shootings this week that’s resulted in the deaths of three children. In two of the cases, it was young children who gained access to a gun, pulling the trigger, which led to fatal consequences. A three-year-old in Hammond died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says guns should be stored unloaded and the ammunition should be in a separate location….
cut 9 (7) “….with it”

Louisiana Supreme Court Judge Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) was unanimously chosen by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors to serve as Northwestern State University’s next president. The 74-year-old Genovese says before he was approached about the job six weeks ago, he never saw himself as president.
Cut 13 (11) “… paid back for me.”

Two juveniles on the Northshore have died as a result of accidental shootings. St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says a 15-year-old died from her injuries when she was shot by a relative who was handling a firearm in another room…
cut 13 (12) “…passed away”
That shooting took place in the Goodbee area.

And yesterday in Hammond a 3-year-old toddler died from an accidental gunshot wound to the face. Deputies say the incident took place at a residence where the child found an unsecured firearm. The toddler accidentally discharged the weapon, resulting in a fatal injury. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker…
Cut 14 (07) “…pray for them.”
Sticker says firearms should be shored in a location that is not easily accessible to children and they should also be put in lock boxes and or gun safes.

Rayville Republican Julia Letlow officially qualified for re-election today as Louisiana’s fifth district congresswoman. Letlow left the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee so she can qualify in person at the State Archives Building in Baton Rouge. She acknowledges that since the assassination attempt on former President Trump, there is a concerted effort to promote unity and polite dialogue among the political parties.
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Louisiana Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting from five to seven PM tonight at the West Monroe Convention Center to discuss the proposed I-20 widening-overlay project in West Monroe. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says they’ll have reps and consultants on hand to address questions and discuss the project’s impact. Buchanan says a start date on construction has been not set..
cut 8 (09) “….Federal Highway Administration”

Republican Vice President nominee J-D Vance from Ohio introduced himself to the voters last night at the Republican National Convention. The R-N-C ends tonight with former President Donald Trump speaking in Milwaukee. His first public speech since his life nearly ended on Saturday in an assassination attempt. U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson says unity has been the theme of the convention…
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Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Graves says if Saturday’s assassination attempt did not happen, you would see Trump going after President Joe Biden during his keynote speech tonight, but now the former president will deliver a different message…
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A 15-year-old accidentally shot at a home in St. Tammany Parish has died. St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s Office Lt Suzanne Carboni says the teenager was sitting in the living room of the home in the Goodbee area…
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Carboni says the bullet travelled through a wall and struck the girl. She was airlifted to a local hospital and died last night.

The Louisiana Department of Health has launched the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), which surveyed six thousand Louisianans to determine four priority areas for improving health. Robert Hines with LDH says SHIP is a roadmap that will lead to action
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Hines says they want to reduce deaths from drug misuse, improve maternal health, increase access to care and reduce cancer rates and improve screenings.