U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is a co-author of the latest effort by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Senators Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller and Ron Johnson are co-authors of the bill. Graham says their approach of block grant funding to the states gives the power back to patients.
Meanwhile, Democrat Bernie Sanders is proposing to expand Medicare to cover all U-S residents.
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office have located a brother and sister wanted in connection with the death of a woman who was 8 months pregnant. Major Ginny Higgins says…:
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In custody are 29-year-old Mark Trimble and his 32-year-old sister Toni.
Last night a LaPlace homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says the homeowner told detectives he heard voices in his yard. Tregre says when the opened the back door, he was face-to-face with the intruder. No charges have been filed against the homeowner and the whole episode was captured on the home’s video surveillance camera…
St Tammany parish coroner ruled the death of Fire Chief Stephen Krentel’s wife, Nanette Krental as a homicide from a gunshot wound. Her body was found in the couple’s home which was burned to the ground. Coroner Charles Preston says, following an initial autopsy, the remains were sent to the LSU FACES Lab…:
But the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office said in a media advisory that it does not necessarily support the coroner’s conclusion. The sheriff will provide an update on the investigation during a news conference tomorrow.