There’s a concern on the state level that proposed U-S Senate amendments to the One Big Beautiful Bill in Washington D-C will result in a significant reduction in federal dollars for Medicaid. Senate President Cameron Henry said on a webinar hosted by the Public Affairs Research Council that the reduction could be four billion dollars. Herny says he’s talking with Louisiana’s Congressional delegation…

Cut 14 (08) “….our delegation”

About 35-percent of Louisiana residents rely on Medicaid for health insurance.

Sea D (seed) Consulting conducted testing at two dozen Alexandria restaurants to see if they were serving authentic Gulf Shrimp as advertised, it turns out about half of them were not. SeaD (seed) Consulting Co-founder Erin Williams says they are partnered with Florida State University to develop a Rapid ID genetic high accuracy test…

Cut 7 (08) “…and reliable test”

Williams says more needs to be done to enforce Louisiana’s labeling laws.

Governor Jeff Landry says Louisiana has become the first state to authorize local law enforcement to neutralize dangerous drones. The new law empowers specifically trained officers to deploy both kinetic and non-kinetic technology to neutralize drones operating unlawfully near high-risk areas such as schools, public events, and critical infrastructure….

Cut 11 (06) “…against it”

Penalties for violators include fines of up to five-thousand-dollars, up to one year in jail, and mandatory forfeiture of the drone used in the offense.

The Louisiana Motor Transport Association says the Legislature made progress this year in trying to reduce auto insurance premiums by making changes to the legal system, but L-M-T-A executive director Renee Amar says Louisiana still lags behind other states in meaningful legal reform…

Cut 4 (12) “…rates in half”

Amar (AY-mar) says she hopes in future sessions lawmakers address transparency in medical billing, phantom damages, and pervasive fraud that distorts claims and inflates costs.