New crime prevention measures will be put in place throughout the Crescent City and they call for big changes on Bourbon Street. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says this $40 million plan will increase the flexibility of police manpower and improve crime deterrence…:
cut 11 (09) “the entire city”
Another part of the plan would require bars to close their doors at 3am, but not closing for business.

US Senator John Kennedy wants Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee to reduce state spending on Medicaid…:
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LDH says Kennedy’s facts are wrong and that Louisiana may rank in the bottom for health, but you can’t improve things if people don’t have access to care; and that they can’t believe how out of touch he is with how the state spends money.

CC’s Coffee House plans to expand to 50 locations by the end of the year. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The state fire Marshal’s Office says a 28-year-old man who got into a family fight allegedly poured gasoline all over the house which started a fire that killed him and injured his twin brother and father. They say the father has burns over 85% of his body and the injured brother is expected to recover. The dead man is tentatively identified as James Kellum, but tests need to confirm that.