Ochsner MD Anderson in New Orleans is the only hospital in Louisiana to treat adult patients using the groundbreaking CAR T cell therapy. Teiko Foxx has more.

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A major construction project gets underway today on I-20 in the Shreveport-Bossier area and it will result in lane closures for the next two years. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The first round of grants of up to 10 thousand dollars for a homeowner to fortify their roof will be available on October 2nd. Jeff Palermo has the story..

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Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in New Orleans is the first medical facility in Louisiana to treat adult patients using CAR T cell therapy. Cellular Therapy Specialist Dr. Clark Alsfield says the treatment is also effective against certain types of blood cancers like leukemia.

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Recent studies show CAR T cell therapy was successful in certain cancer patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after one treatment. Alsfield says the therapy uses the patient’s immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.

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A patient’s eligibility depends on the type of cancer and previous treatments they have received. Some patients must have gone through multiple unsuccessful treatments.

A New Orleans patient who received CAR T cell therapy in June is in full remission. Alsfield says the federal government has approved the therapy for its safety and efficacy.

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An additional patient has started the treatment process and three others are being evaluated to receive treatment by this fall.

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A major construction project gets underway today on I-20 in Bossier and Caddo Parishes as crews will replace the pavement that’s been there since the 1960s. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says the work will result in lane closures on I-20 in Bossier City for the next two years. She says local motorists can expect delays on I-20 and on the surface roads

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She advises motorists to use 1-220 as an alternate route, because of the I-20 lane closures through Bossier City…

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The project costs 118-million dollars. Between 70 to 100-thousand vehicles per day use I-20 in this area and Buchanan says it’s time to replace the pavement that’s been there since the interstate was constructed in the 1960s….

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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces the first round of grants of up to 10-thousand dollars for homeowners to repair or replace their roofs will be available on October 2nd. Donelon says this program is  modeled after a successful program that Alabama has been running for a few years…

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Donelon says a fortified roof can lower your homeowners insurance costs and increase the value of your by home by an estimated seven percent…

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500 grants will be available in this first round of grants at noon on October 2nd.

Donelon says the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program has enough funding to award about three-thousand grants, so there will be additional rounds of funds distributed as year goes on. He says the first half of those grants will be limited to Citizens policyholders

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Those interested in the program are encouraged to register before applying for a grant. They can do that l-d-i-dot-la-dot-gov-slash-fortifyhomes.

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The two front-runners in the governor’s race to make a November run-off were attacked multiple times in Friday’s televised debate. Republican John Schroder pointed out Jeff Landry’s campaign took a donation from a trial attorney whose firm was fined two million dollars for participating in a fraud scheme against hurricane victims….

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Landry says a campaign donation would not stop his attorney general’s office from investigating someone who breaks the law…

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Landry is the front-runner in the polls and Democrat Shawn Wilson is in second place, well ahead of the other candidates fighting to get in the run-off. Wilson describes him as pro-life, but says the government should not stand in the way of a woman seeking an abortion…

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Independent Hunter Lundy says the Legislature did the right thing by passing a law that prohibits abortion in most cases…

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The LSU Tigers put together a dominating performance on Saturday beating Mississippi State 41-14. On this day, the Bayou Bengals looked like a team that could compete for an SEC title. Coach Brian Kelly liked how his team approached its second road trip of the season…

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Quarterback Jayden Daniels was on point from the beginning, completing his first 13 passes of the game and was 30-of-34 for 361 yards and four total touchdowns. He went to wide receiver Malik Nabers early and often as Navbers finished with a career-high 13 catches for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Kelly says Daniels took advantage of one-on-one coverage on Nabers….

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And LSU’s defense was outstanding as well. Allowing just 79 yards in the first half. Kelly says the players on defense asked the coaching staff to push them harder…

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Despite scoring 23 points in the fourth quarter, Louisiana Tech fell to North Texas as the Mean Green made a field goal with three seconds left to beat the Bulldogs 40-37. A key stat in this game was third. North Texas converted 11 of 18 times, while the Bulldogs were just 5 of 14. Tech head coach Sonny Cumbie

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Tech is 2-and-2 on the season and will visit Nebraska next week.

New campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a sizable lead in campaign cash on hand. Jeff Palermo has more

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For the second year in a row, wildlife officials are seeing successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands, which is off the coast of southeast Louisiana. Jeanne Burns has more…

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New campaign finance totals for the governor’s race were released today by the state Ethics Board and Republican Jeff Landry continues to have a huge advantage in dollars over his opponents. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s easier for Landry to raise money…

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Landry is reporting six-point-six million dollars in cash on hand. Republican John Schroder is reporting one-point-six million dollars, while Stephen Waguespack and Hunter have just over one-million dollars. Democrat Shawn Wilson has just 879-thousand dollars on hand.

Pinsonat says Wilson’s campaign campaign finance number is disappointing

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Pinsonat says the dynamics of this race has not changed since it started, Landry has all of the momentum because of the huge fundraising totals that he has over his opponents…

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The primary is October 14th. Early voting is September 30th.

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Wildlife officials are encouraged by successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands, which is off the southeastern coast of Louisiana. Coastal Resources scientist manager with LDWF, Matt Weigel, says the sea turtles were first spotted on the island last year and now there are over 100 sea turtle crawls on the island…

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Weigel says it’s one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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Weigel says 300-thousand birds also rely on the islands during the course of the year. But he says the Chandeleur Islands are disappearing and design plans to restore the islands are underway.

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A fatal disease known as lethal bronzing is killing off thousands of palm trees across south Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh says the disease is wiping out 16 different types of palms across the state.

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The palm tree killer has been detected in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, and Iberia Parishes. Singh says the disease is transmitted by a small insect known as a planthopper but there’s no cure.

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The antibiotic treatments are $50 to $100 per treatment and are not available to the average homeowner. What can you do? Singh says you can remove the dead palms and…

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Once a tree is infected, its decline is noticeable in about three months.

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The state Office of Juvenile Justice says it has moved the youth juvenile offenders housed at a temporary facility at Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish. A federal judge ruled last week the state needs to relocate the youth from the grounds of an adult prison. The lead plaintiffs attorney David Utter is happy to see O-J-J act…

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Utter filed the lawsuit to have the youths moved to another facility. He says juveniles were placed in solitary confinement and not getting the necessary rehabilitative treatment. The O-J-J denies those claims, but Utter says the court evidence is clear…

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The state moved 15 juvenile offenders from Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish. Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding if they will continue with the civil rights lawsuit…

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The O-J-J moved the youth to Angola after a series of escapes and violent episodes at other juvenile justice facilities. The eventual plan is to house high-risk juveniles at a new state-run facility near Monroe, but it’s still under construction.