Governor John Bel Edwards blames partisan politics for hard attacks he underwent during a Congressional hearing on the response to last year’s floods. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The Louisiana District Attorney’s Association supports recommendations to reduce sentences for non-violent offenders, but they oppose proposals to provide parole consideration for certain juvenile killers and inmates who have been behind bars for decades. Executive Director Pete Adams…:
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Governor Edwards is leading an effort to reduce the state’s incarceration rate.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is behind legislation that seeks to address the growing obesity rate in America. Cassidy says the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act would make weight loss treatment more accessible to those on Medicare. He says the bill allows Medicare to cover the cost of new prescription drugs for chronic weigh management…:
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Cassidy says nearly 70 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, and 13 million of them are seniors.

Attorney General Jeff Landry is the latest to get behind and effort that addresses Louisiana’s major opiod addiction problem. He says a new Opioid Abuse Prevention Fund will be paid for through a partnership with Louisiana Ambulance Alliance and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals.
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He says that will pay for an informational campaign complete with a website, advertisements, printed materials, and community outreach.