A Louisiana billionaire is asking the legislature to allow citizens to vote on a ballot measure that would fund vital infrastructure projects…
According to a report by the Commonwealth Fund workers and their families in Louisiana are spending the largest share of their income on health care compared to the rest of America. Vice President for Healthcare Coverage and Access at the Commonwealth Fund Sara Collins says what an employer has to pay on the overall premium is lower than the national average, but the issue stems from what an employee has to pay.
LDWF has received 12 juvenile whooping cranes at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge as they attempt to reestablish a flourishing population to the Bayou State. LDWF Wildlife Biologist Sara Zimorski says one of the contributing factors to the bird’s disappearance in the state was the disappearance of the wetlands in favor of agriculture development. Now, the birds are starting to take a liking to some of those areas too.
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The man wanted for the shooting of a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputy over the weekend was captured this morning in New Orleans. There had been a manhunt for 38 year old Tynonne Louis since Sunday when a deputy responded to a disturbance between Louis and his girlfriend, where Louis fled and shot the deputy. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto credits the help of Crime Stoppers for getting the tip that lead to the arrest.