President Barack Obama is asking Congress to pass a $2.6 billion dollar federal aid package for Louisiana housing and infrastructure needs following the destructive August floods. In a letter, The White House requests the funding be approved, “as soon as possible,” saying the need arises from an unforeseen, unanticipated event resulting in the loss of life and property.

I-10 will be widened from four to six lanes from Highland Road in Baton Rouge to Highway 73 in Ascension parish. Jeff Palermo has more on the announcement from Governor John Bel Edwards…:
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This week is National Drive Electric Week and the state department of natural resources would like motorists to learn about the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars. Executive Director of Louisiana Clean Fuels program, Ann Shaneyfelt, says there are tax credits available for people who purchase electric and hybrid vehicles…:
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Shaneyfelt says the maintenance cost of electric vehicles is also much lower, and most public charging stations are free.

More Louisianans than ever before are now covered by health insurance. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says nearly 212-thousand people in Louisiana signed up for coverage through the federal health insurance exchange program…:
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And Moller says this number doesn’t even include all the people who received coverage this summer through the expansion of Medicaid.