In a coordinated effort with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office and the Louisiana State Police, Gaming Enforcement Division, the Board issued a cease-and-desist order to Harp Media B.V., operating as Bovada, demanding an immediate halt to its illegal online gambling activities in Louisiana. Hebert says the Board sent over 40 cease-and-desist letters to other offshore wagering platforms including Bovada.
Several Louisiana organizations are teaming up to urge lawmakers to protect SNAP and Medicaid, which are currently threatened as Congress debates the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Act. Dr. Jennifer Avegno (ah-VEGG-noh), the director of the New Orleans Health Department, says cuts to SNAP benefits would be completely counterproductive to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to get Americans to eat healthy.
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Governor Landry was in Bossier City today to sign legislation that he says will bring Louisianans from a state of dependence to independence. He signed bills that will move the TANF and SNAP programs from DCFS to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Landry says this reorganization will give the L-W-C the opportunity to help low income individuals, who are seeking government assistance, find a job…
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) says the release of the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ report, projects that Social Security will become insolvent in 2033, Cassidy warned that inaction will leave millions of Americans vulnerable and borrowing to cover benefits could add trillions to the national debt.