The big news in north Louisiana this week is that Radiance Technologies is building an 80-million dollars microchip packaging site in Ruston. The 40-thousand square foot facility is expected to employ 150 workers. Mayor Ronny Walker hopes Louisiana Tech grads get some of those jobs.

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Construction is expected to begin next spring with expected completion in the summer of 2027.

Patient Rights Advocate says a recent study found that only six out of 39 hospitals in Louisiana comply with a 2019 Executive Order calling for greater transparency in pricing. The American Hospital Association says the P-R-A report blatantly mischaracterizes hospitals compliance. But Beth Branley says the report clearly points out that most Louisiana hospitals are failing to comply with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule…

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And the winner is – Spencer Rattler! Saints coach Kellen Moore says Rattler solidified the starting quarterback role after his performances in practice and against the Broncos last Saturday.

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The Saints kick off the regular season September 7^th at home against Arizona.

LIV Golf will have a tournament in New Orleans next year. The three-day event will take place at the South Course at New Orleans’ City Park, which will be renovated by former LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman. Among the big names expected to play in the tournament is Gulf Coast native Bubba Watson, and he said he can’t wait to play in New Orleans.

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Louisiana Economic Development says the event will generate 40-million dollars to the local economy.

The mayor of Ruston is beaming with pride over the announcement that Radiance Technologies is building a microchip packaging site in the city. Mayor Ronny Walker says the company’s arrival will spur future economic development in the city.

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The facility is expected to create about 150 jobs.

A nonprofit organization known as Patient Rights Advocate says a recent study found that only six out of 39 hospitals in Louisiana comply with a 2019 Executive Order calling for greater transparency in pricing and quality of services. Beth Branley is a supporter of Patient-Rights Advocate-dot-org…

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The American Hospitals Association says the Patient Rights Advocate report blatantly mischaracterizes hospitals compliance.

Another major sporting event is coming to New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Louisiana Department of Health reports two more people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus. That’s now six people who have died from the pathogen. L-D-H says the last two fatalities involve people who ate oysters at two separate restaurants, one in Louisiana and the other in Florida.

A recent audit shows that nearly all independent restaurants in Slidell who say they serve Gulf shrimp are telling the truth. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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As part of our continuing coverage on the 20^th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we spoke with former Governor Bobby Jindal, who remembers the battles with the federal government over recovery dollars. He says in 2010 the state finally received 474-million dollars to replace the city’s closed Charity Hospital, which  was used to build a new academic medical center in New Orleans.

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LIV Golf is coming to New Orleans. Governor Landry was on hand to announce that the South Course at New Orleans’ City Park will host a LIV Golf tournament June 26th through the 28th of next year. During the announcement, Landry said New Orleans was meant to host a golf tournament like the ones LIV Golf puts on.

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The South Course at New Orleans City Park Bayou Oaks will be renovated by LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman.

As an East New Orleans community continues to grieve the death of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez, the investigation into his death continues. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says while investigators are not implicating foul play, they’re not ruling it out either.

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SeaD Consulting continues auditing local restaurants throughout the state which claim to serve Gulf shrimp; and of the 24 it surveyed in Slidell, it found that 21 were telling the truth. Co-founder Dave Williams says it’s more important than ever that people who eat and enjoy shrimp know where their shrimp comes from.

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We continue to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Bobby Jindal represented Louisiana’s first Congressional district when Katrina came ashore leaving much of southeast Louisiana destroyed. Jindal remembers the outpouring of support from regular citizens, but the federal government was slow to react.

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And the winner is – Spencer Rattler! Saints coach Kellen Moore says Rattler solidified the starting quarterback role after his performances in practice and against the Broncos last Saturday.

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Former Governor and then Congressman Bobby Jindal is looking back on Hurricane Katrina twenty years later. Jindal represented Louisiana’s first Congressional district when Katrina came ashore leaving much of southeast Louisiana destroyed. He says the immediate aftermath of Katrina was a dark time for the state and the recovery was hard, but gives a lot of credit to the people of Louisiana for making the Bayou State what it is today.

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It looks like most restaurants in Slidell who claim their shrimp re gulf shrimp, are telling the truth.  That’s according to SeaD (“seed”) Consulting, who recently conducted genetic testing on shrimp from 24 restaurants that claim their shrimp are locally sourcedCo-founder David Williams on what they’re looking for in those tests.

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Saints head coach Kellen Moore has named second-year player Spencer Rattler as the team’s starting quarterback. Andre Champagne has the story.

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Third-string quarterback Jake Haener did not make the 53-man roster and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire also failed to make the team.

State Representative Dixon McMakin will be the Voice of Tiger Stadium as he’s been named the new public address announcer for LSU football games.  He replaces Dan Borne, who announced his retirement earlier this summer after 38 years.

The young mother-to-be who was shot in a road rage incident Sunday morning in Tangipaoa Parish has died.  That’s according to Katelynn Strate’s  family. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s officials say the attempted murder charge against 54 year old Barry West  has been upgraded to second degree murder in light of Strate’s death.

People in New Orleans are searching for answers as the mourn the death of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez.  He’s the boy who went missing from his New Orleans East Home August 14^th.  His body found yesterday by the United Cajun Navy.  New Orleans Police superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick says their investigation into Bryan’s disaparance and death will be very thorough.

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Kirkpatrick says they’re also investigating why it took police five hours to respond to the initial call that Bryan was missing. She says people have every right to be angry about that, and NOPD needs to regain the public’s trust.

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A recent audit of independent seafood restaurants in Slidell shows that nearly all of them which advertise that their shrimp comes from the Gulf of Mexico are telling the truth. SeaD (“seed”) Consulting conducted genetic testing on shrimp from 24 restaurants that claimed that their shrimp was locally sourced, and it found that 21 of them were telling the truth. Co-founder David Williams says he’s not surprised…

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As we continue to reflect on the 20^th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, former Governor Bobby Jindal is taking a look back.  Jindal was sworn in as governor in 2008 and remembers the battles with the federal government over recovery dollars. He says the 474-million dollars owed to the state to replace the city’s Charity Hospital was ultimately used to build a new academic medical center in New Orleans.

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A recent audit shows that nearly all independent restaurants in Slidell who say they serve Gulf shrimp are telling the truth. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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We continue to reflect on the 20^th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Bobby Jindal represented Louisiana’s first Congressional district when Katrina came ashore leaving much of southeast Louisiana destroyed. Jindal remembers the outpouring of support from regular citizens, but the federal government was slow to react.

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The investigation into the death of a nonverbal 12 year old boy missing for twelve days from his East New Orleans home continues this morning.  The body of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez, was found in by the United Cajun navy in a lagoon near his home just yesterday. When Bryan was discovered missing, there was no Amber Alert issued. NOPD Superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick says the disappearance did not rise to the level that justified an Amber Alert.

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Second year quarterback Spencer Rattler will get the week-one start against the Arizona Cardinals when the Saints hit the field.  Head Coach Kellen more making that announcement.  Moore says the Saints will benefit from Rattler in his second season in the league as he has improved his decision-making while still finding a way to do what the coaching staff asks of him.

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Former Governor and Congressman Bobby Jindal was a major figure in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Jeff Palermo spoke with Jindal as he reflected on the 20^th anniversary.

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The young mother to be who was shot in a road rage incident Sunday morning in Tangipaoa Parish has died.  That’s according to her family.  Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s officials say the attempted murder charge against 54 year old Barry West  has been upgraded to second degree murder in light of Strate’s death.

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The investigation into the death of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez continues in New Orleans. Bryan was a nonverbal autistic boy who disappeared from his home  in East New Orleans August 14th when he climbed out of a bedroom window. The United Cajun Navy found his body in a lagoon near his home yesterday. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says investigators are not ruling out foul play.

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Saints head coach Kellen Moore announced that second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler will be the team’s starting quarterback for week one against the Arizona Cardinals. Rattler won a tight competition over rookie Tyler Shough. Moore says Rattler was more consistent during training camp and in preseason games.

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