Major news this morning…as Blue Cross Blue Shield has back out of its plan to sell to Elevance Health. Several lawmakers like Senate Health and Welfare Chairman Patrick McMath believed it was a bad deal for Blue Cross’s one-point-nine million policyholders…
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The Louisiana Department of Insurance has cancelled a two-day public hearing on the proposed sale that was set to begin today.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of 40 days of Lent. LSU Professor of Religious Studies, Michael Pasquier says this is the Christian holy season leading up to Easter…
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The National Retail Federation says they expect consumers to spend on average 185-dollars on Valentine’s Day gifts this year. That’s up nearly more than 8-dollars than the average Valentine’s Day spending over the last five years. Katherine Cullen, vice president of consumer insights with the National Retail Federation, says about a third of consumers plan to gift an experience to their Valentine…
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The Lenten season means many Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans and Episcopalians abstain from meat today and Fridays and consume seafood. Harlon Pearce, owner of Harlon’s LA Fish in Kenner, says if you’re planning an Easter Crawfish boil….
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And be ready to pay a pretty penny for crawfish, because of the low supply.