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Judge seeks new jurors in Louisiana smokers trial 

Civil District Court Judge Richard Ganucheau on Monday began trying to find nine new alternate jurors for the upcoming trial of a statewide smokers' class-action lawsuit against tobacco companies.

By late afternoon, three potential jurors were questioned, and all three were excused.

The nine alternate jurors will replace individuals the Louisiana Supreme Court and state 4th Circuit Court of Appeal said Ganucheau should not have allowed on the jury because they expressed interest in seeing their family members get free medical tests and stop-smoking help that the lawsuit seeks for all current and former Louisiana smokers.

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