Eight people were arrested in Acadiana on multiple charges of Medicaid welfare fraud. Attorney General Jeff Landry says there is a tremendous amount of abuse in Louisiana and his office will continue to fight to root out welfare fraud. He says Louisiana spends 14 billion dollars a year under the Medicaid expansion.
The individuals arrested allegedly submitted time sheets and service logs for Medicaid services while working other jobs.
Search crews have found the body of a missing oil platform worker following an explosion Sunday on Lake Pontchartrain. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says Timothy Morrison’s body was on the shoreline about three miles west of the Jefferson-St. Charles Parish line. Crews are still investigating the exact cause of the explosion. Crews had been searching for the 44-year-old from Katy, Texas since the Sunday explosion.
It was a violent night in Baton Rouge as a 56-year-old woman was fatally shot while stopped at an intersection and a 17-year-old was found shot to death in a park. Emelie Gunn has more…
LSU goes after its third striaght victory on Saturday when they visit Ole Miss. The Tigers rallied from 20 points down to beat Auburn 27-23 last week. Head Coach Ed Orgeron says they can’t afford to fall behind early to the Rebels…
Kickoff is 6:15 Saturday night in Oxford at Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium.