The Lt. Governor has an idea for cleaning up the streets, and crime in the French Quarter: designate the area a state park. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Don Molino”
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State Treasurer John Schroder is trying do more to get unclaimed property back in the hands of the rightful owners. Matt Doyle has the story…
Cut 2 (30) I’m Matt Doyle”
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37,000 eviction notices will be sent this week to Louisiana medicaid recipients in nursing homes, because of potential budget cuts. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 3 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”
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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has an interesting idea to fix up the French Quarter: turn it into a state park. Under the plan, the Vieux Carre would be designated state park land, which would allow lawmakers to allocate additional resources to clean its streets, and increase security. Nungesser says if the idea pans out, it could have a lot perks.
Cut 4 (10) “its safer”
Nungesser says the escalating crime problem in New Orleans is dampening enthusiasm for visiting one of Louisiana’s most iconic landmarks, and it’s a problem that goes back decades.
Cut 5 (09) “tourism numbers”
The Lt. Governor says he is still bouncing the idea around, and nothing is set in stone, but its the kind of creative thinking the state could use.
Cut 6 (11) “Louisiana better”
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78.5 million dollars in unclaimed property has been deposited to its rightful owners this year by the Louisiana Treasury Department. The success is the result of the department’s effort to upload 100,000 new names to the database that finds the heirs to property and other assets held by the state. Treasurer John Schroder says the big publicity push is paying dividends.
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Louisiana ranks 32nd in the nation for unclaimed property returns. Schroder hopes next year they can rank higher.
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Ultimately, Schroder says they have a civic duty to get as much of the money back to citizens as possible.
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We are 15 months away from qualifying for the 2019 Louisiana Governor’s race. Speculation is that Republican U.S. Senator John Kennedy will challenge Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. Pollster John Couvillon says Kennedy was elected as a Senator in 2016 and Edwards re-election campaign will likely attack the Republican from St. Tammany Parish about running for another statewide office
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Another potential candidate is Republican U.S. Representative Ralph Abraham from Richland Parish. Couvillon says Abraham’s biggest weakness is that he’s from north Louisiana….
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Couvillon says the big challenge for Governor Edwards is that there are 41,600 fewer Democrats registered to vote now compared to when he was elected….
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The Louisiana Department of Health will begin mailing eviction notices to 37,000 mostly elderly residents of nursing homes who may lose Medicaid coverage under a House passed budget. The House backed spending plan slashes hundreds of millions in healthcare spending. LDH Deputy Secretary Michelle Alletto says anyone who receives the letter needs to act fast and apply for other programs.
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But Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow says the letters are likely to create a panic.
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Barrow says the plan to get nursing home residents qualified into other programs is flawed, because there just aren’t many other programs left that support them.
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Senate Finance is expected to vote on a budget later this week, but it’s likely the funding issue will need to be resolved in a special session that would take place in the coming weeks.