A new study finds Louisiana’s lawsuit climate is the worst in the nation. Don Molino reports…:
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Saints fans are not happy about the last night’s season opener, which saw New Orleans fall to the Vikings 29-19…:
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It doesn’t get any easier for the Black and Gold this Sunday as they host the Super Bowl champion Patriots.

The Edwards administration has started the legal process to remove BRF as the operator of the state’s safety net hospitals in Monroe and Shreveport. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says a letter has been sent to BRF that gives them 45 days to correct various problems….
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Dardenne says the state has spoken with Ochsner Health System who could help BRF run the hospitals or possibly replace them.

Hundreds of cancer patients and survivors were in Washington D.C. today to urge Congress to help with the fight against cancer. Louisiana resident Amber Stevens says they are urging lawmakers to support palliative care and hospice education training…:
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She’d like to see funding for cancer research reach 36 billion dollars, a two billion dollar increase.