A bill that rewrites the state’s riverboat casino laws heads to the Senate floor. It would allow riverboats to have gaming on land and provide for more gaming space. It faces opposition from religious leaders. A pastor from Ponchatoula says the Louisiana Department of Health has estimated that problem gambling costs the state 845-million dollars per year
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New Orleans Senator Karen Peterson also questioned the director of the Casino Association of Louisiana on why there are not more contracts between riverboat casinos and minority-owned businesses
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The bill’s author, Lake Charles Senator, Ronnie Johns says he’ll address the concerns, before there’s a vote on the Senate floor.

Government analysts say 500 million dollars is available for 2016 Louisiana flood victims to make claims against losses from the disaster….
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Legislation to prevent an abortion after 15 weeks of a pregancy is waiting for debate in the Louisiana legislature. A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing a similiar Mississippi law from going into effect. Shreveport Senator John Milkovich says he still plans on going through with his legislation…
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