With the recent trade negotiations with China who buys 60 percent of US soybeans, having disrupted shipping lanes, as well as a higher yield from farmers, soybean storage silos are full and Louisiana farmers are having issues finding places to store their crops before they can be shipped. Congressman Ralph Abraham says if this isn’t resolved quickly, the consequences could be dire.
Cut 6 (12) “…this thing resolved.”
New, cheaper health insurance plans are available on the Louisiana marketplace, but there’s a catch: they don’t have to provide the same level of coverage as was mandated under Obamacare. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the plan may not cover things like pre-existing conditions and prescriptions.
The short term plans can be utilized for up to three years.
A 50-year-old Slaughter woman is headed to trial in Baton Rouge facing First Degree Murder charges in the death of her boyfriend Damian Skipper who she allegedly poisoned to death with barium in 2015. Meshell Hale received 10,000 dollars in life insurance as a result of Skipper’s death, which was initially ruled natural causes until Hale was linked a year later to the suspicious death of her husband. 1st Degree Murder isn’t all that common, but Moore says in this case…
A warrant for her arrest showed her phone search history littered with questions like, “How common is Barium poisoning?” and “How bad does Barium taste, truly?”
Shreve Memorial Library in Shreveport says a book borrowed 84 years ago has been returned by the son of the woman who checked it out when she was 11. The copy of “Spoon River Anthology” was in pretty rough shape, so it’s probably not worth much. The book was found while cleaning house. The library’s maximum late fee is $3, but that was waived.