Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to congressional leaders urging the protection of Medicaid expansion. The governor’s communications director Richard Carbo says as the debate is underway in the nation’s capital to repeal and replace Obamacare, Edwards is standing behind the program he signed into law on his first day in office…:
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He says the governor knows expansion isn’t perfect, but changes should be made that don’t harm people who have already benefited with coverage.
Job growth in Louisiana remains slow and, in some cases, does not exist. Bureau of Labor and Statistics finds Louisiana’s unemployment rate is just under 6-percent. But LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott says Lake Charles has seen a boom…:
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But due to a struggling oil and gas industry, Houma lost 6,000 jobs over the year, and Lafayette lost 9,000.
Louisiana is now seeing a cluster of mumps cases with students at LSU. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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UNO will play in its first Division one NCAA Tournament game tonight since 1996 when they face Mount St. Mary’s in a First four matchup in Dayton, Ohio. Head Coach Mark Slessinger says it’s been a crazy last couple of days:
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Tonight’s game will tip-off at 5:30 on Tru-TV.