According to the American Lung Association, Louisiana ranks 45th in the nation for early diagnosis of lung cancer. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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As the federal government shutdown drags on, Senator John Kennedy is filing a pair of bills aimed at making lawmakers feel the same financial pain as workers who are not getting paid. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Are you on the list? Andre Champagne reports this is the week to look in your local newspaper to find out.
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A new report reveals Louisiana is among the worst in the nation for diagnosing lung cancer early. Eric Weinzettle, the director of advocacy for the American Lung Association, says their report finds that Louisiana is ranked 40th for new lung cancer cases and 45th for cases diagnosed at an early stage.
Weinzettle says the number-one cause of lung cancer is smoking, and Louisiana has the fifth highest smoking rate in the country at almost 16-percent of adults.
In Louisiana, 25-percent of lung cancer cases are treated early, while nationally it’s 28-percent. He says C-T scans of high-risk individuals are one way to catch this disease earlier, and biomarker testing can help doctors decide on different treatment options, possibly avoiding chemotherapy.
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Louisiana and across the United States.
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On this, the record-extending 37th day of the federal government shutdown, Senator John Kennedy is introducing two bills that would withhold lawmakers’ pay during future shutdowns. In a floor speech, Kennedy says it’s only fair that lawmakers feel the same financial pain that they’re putting workers through.
The difference between the two bills is that one of them calls for lawmakers to forfeit any missed pay, while the other calls for any skipped paychecks to be escrowed and paid when the shutdown ends. Kennedy says he’s introducing the latter just in case the former runs into constitutional issues.
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The 27th Amendment states that when lawmakers change their pay, the change does not take effect until the next congress is sworn in. Kennedy says there is precedent for his bill, saying President Obama did the same thing in 2013.
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Kennedy says at that point, lawmakers got down to business, reached a deal and reopened government – and that’s what his bills are designed to do.
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Tuesday night’s election results may indicate that Texas’ fight to redraw its congressional map to gain five additional Republican seats could backfire in a big way – and it goes far beyond California voters approving a plan to essentially cancel that out. Shreveport-based political analyst Scott Hughes says in New Jersey, Republicans did worse than they have ever done, likely because they lost any gains they made last year with Hispanic voters. He says if that trend continues in Texas next year, Texas can kiss any G-O-P gains goodbye.
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Hughes points out that when you pull Democratic voters from one district, you have to put them in another district, making that district more competitive.
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Hughes says Texas Republicans were counting on holding onto the Hispanic support they gained last year in the midterms; but if Tuesday is any indication, that strategy could come back to haunt them.
Once all current House vacancies are filled, assuming Tennessee’s vacant seat goes to the Republicans as expected, Democrats will need a net gain of three seats to regain control of the lower chamber.
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Are you on the list? Whether you think you are or not, this is the week when you will want to check your local newspaper to see if your name is on the list of names with unclaimed property. Every year, the Louisiana Department of Treasury publishes the names of people with unclaimed property it received in the past year. This year, that number is 92,348. State Treasurer John Fleming says that could come in many forms, including tax refunds, insurance payments or bank deposits.
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Fleming says there are many reasons that money ends up going unclaimed.
Fleming says unclaimed property always belongs to their rightful owners; and while the state will hold onto it for safekeeping, it will never use it for anything. Furthermore, he says the state will go to great lengths to get that money to their rightful owners. But sometimes, that’s easier said than done.
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If the rightful owner is deceased, the money then belongs to that person’s heirs; and if they don’t claim it, it sits in the state’s unclaimed property fund forever. People can also go to LaCashClaim-dot-org to check to see whether they have any unclaimed property.
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LSU’s running game showed some promise in the first half against Texas A&M in the 49-25 loss. Junior center Braelin Moore says the Tigers are putting more emphasis on staying committed to the run as well as running the ball better against Alabama on Saturday.
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Brian Kelly’s firing shocked many players on the team, but Moore says the team has moved on and has set its focus on prepping for fourth-ranked Alabama on the road this weekend.
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Once Frank Wilson was named LSU’s interim head coach, he set out to keep the entire team together. LSU’s coaching staff brought a bass drum into the team room, beating it to mirror a heartbeat. Senior linebacker West Weeks says the drum helps set the tone for the day.
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Louisiana Tech will get the chance to have its first six-win season since 2019 with a win over Delaware on Saturday. Head coach Sonny Cumbie says the team is aware of what’s at stake.
Louisiana Tech sophomore running back Clay Thevenin rushed for 143 yards on only 11 carries with three touchdowns in the 55-14 win over Sam Houston State. Cumbie says Thevenin’s efforts in practice are translating to more productive Saturday performances.
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