Healthcare Tech & Policy: The Trump administration warned 500+ hospitals that they’re not posting required pricing info, with penalties up to $2M per hospital for missing plans—another push for clearer costs before patients get blood work and imaging. Biotech & Courts: A Connecticut genetic testing firm, GeneDx, asked to move a Lafayette federal lawsuit over an alleged epilepsy misdiagnosis to Louisiana federal court. Public Health & Research: Pennington Biomedical Research Center is testing whether eating one avocado a day can improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, using tightly controlled meals and continuous glucose monitors. Food Tech Regulation: Louisiana expanded labeling rules for emerging foods, requiring disclosures for dairy proteins made via microbial fermentation. Coastal Science & Planning: A Tulane study on Louisiana coastal land loss and potential climate-driven migration sparked debate, with researchers urging restoration to be treated as urgent action—not hopelessness. Critical Minerals: Cobalt Blue and Glomar Minerals narrowed sites for “Project Infinity,” a proposed U.S. polymetallic nodule refinery with candidate locations in Texas, North Carolina, and Louisiana. Weather Watch: Baton Rouge is under a flood watch as a Gulf disturbance could bring 3–6 inches of rain through Thursday night. University Oversight: Louisiana Legislative Auditor reports repeated grant-control problems at UL Lafayette, including misappropriated funds not promptly reported.