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Louisiana legislators involved in the push for additional colon cancer screenings for high risk patients
SHREVEPORT, La. - Congressional leaders from Louisiana are pushing for a major change in Medicare. It would allow certain patients at high risk of developing colon cancer to get a colon screening every five years rather than ten. The push to pass the early detection screening legislation falls under President...
University of Louisiana System Embraces Industry's First Automated Data Warehouse to Drive Insights and Strengthen Outcomes Using Scaffold DataX
The University of Louisiana System and K16 Solutions Inc. have unveiled an unprecedented partnership that's set to revolutionize data management across all UL System institutions. This collaboration will harness the power of Scaffold DataX, the industry's first and patented automated data warehouse, to streamline the consolidation and analysis of data from various enterprise systems, including Ellucian Banner, Canvas, Workday, and academic integrity tool, GPTZero.
Louisiana Police Share Tips On How To Spot Fake ‘Missing’ and ‘Found’ Posts
Acadiana sees its fair share of missing children, found pets, and even found elderly persons posts on social media. Even if you have not personally lost a pet or family member, it's easy to imagine how stressful and heartbreaking it must be not to know if they are safe or if they are in harm's way.
Louisiana congressional candidates have secured these key endorsements for Nov. 5 election
Louisiana voters will elect all six members of their U.S. House of Representatives delegation this year beginning with the Nov. 5 primary election. The congressional ballots were set following qualifying in July with the campaigns in full force moving forward. Following are key endorsements the candidates have landed as their campaigns begin to heat...
Report: Votes sought at taxpayers’ expense, say Foxx, Cassidy
(The Center Square) – Only 40% of student loan borrowers make payments, and congressional committee leaders from North Carolina and Louisiana said Wednesday the federal report confirms the White House’s efforts to win votes at taxpayers’ expense. U.S. Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Sen. Dr. Bill Cassidy, R-La., requested the Government Accountability Office analysis because they believed the Biden administration “has repeatedly failed to communicate to borrowers on how to transition to repayment,” a release says. Payments resumed in October 2023 after a 3½-year pause...
‘Everyday we get better’: EBRPSS Superintendent discusses school bus routes, teacher vacancies
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It has been one week since the first day of school and the start of a brand new school year for students and staff within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. Superintendent LaMont Cole joined Matt Williams and Liz Koh during 9News This Morning...
New ordinance to streamline settlements on council agenda
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A new ordinance passed by the East Baton Rouge Metro Council deals with settlements that go before the council for a vote. The ordinance approved on Wednesday makes council members take a possible settlement to the city attorney’s office first. “Some of us found...
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