Today marks the 100th day in office for Governor John Bel Edwards. The governor says his proudest accomplishment to this point is following through on a campaign promise to expand the state’s medicaid program…
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Edwards says his biggest immediate goals are resoloving the state’s budget problems and getting equal pay for men and women.

The governor may have the opportunity to sign into law a bill that would allow farmers to sell limited quantities of raw milk. The measure passed the Senate, despite objections from Delhi Senator Francis Thompson, who is concerned about the health risks associated with unpasteurized milk…
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The bill heads to the House for more discussion.

A study from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has found kids are more willing to eat vegetables after watching other kids their age eating veggies on television. Researcher Amanda Staiano says if your child doesn’t want to eat vegetables, maybe try this method…
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Staiano says research has found that one-third pre-school aged children are not eating vegetables.

The former assistant police chief of Henderson, Oliver Mack Lloyd, has received a six month suspended prison sentence after he plead guilty to accusations he provided other officers bonsuses for writing speeding tickets on motorists on I-10. St. Martin Parish prosecutor Chester Cedars says Henderson’s Police Chief Leroy Guidry also signed a public statement acknowledging the town will no longer target speeders on I-10…
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