Governor Landry could call a special session so lawmakers can approve legislation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning drug stores, which he says would lower prescription drug costs. But Monroe Representative Michael Echols believes his PBM Reform bill approved on the final day of the session will accomplish just that…
The NFIB is praising the legislature for passing a series of bills this session to improve the small business climate in Louisiana. State Director Leah Long says a pair of them will streamline workforce development by reorganizing the Department of Children and Family Services under the new Louisiana Works agency.
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It’s a new day in collegiate athletics following the House settlement allowing universities to pay their student athletes directly. All schools will be allowed to share up to 20 and a half million dollars of their annual athletic revenue, with that cap increasing four-percent each year over the next decade. Sports attorney Fritz Metzinger of Stone Pigman says many schools will follow the back pay formula devised in the settlement.
LSU takes on UCLA in a winner’s bracket game at the College World Series tonight. Jared Jones is looking to bounce back from an 0-for-5 performance against Arkansas Saturday night. Head Coach Jay Johnson says it’s about getting ready for the next game.