Congressman Ralph Abraham attacked the Edwards Administration’s handling of Medicaid this morning on the steps of the Louisiana Department of Health. Abraham says despite a 14.8-billion-dollar Department of Health budget the state is still one of the least healthy in the nation.
The Congressman adds the amount the state will have to spend to maintain the Medicaid expansion will increase further in 2020 after the federal match rate decreases.
State Farm announces the company is cutting it’s auto insurance rates by 2.6 percent effective November 25th. State Farm Spokesperson Felicia Van Frank says there’s other ways you can lower your rate, and if you are a State Farm customer now would be a good time to check in with your insurance agent.
September is airbag recall repair month. Are you one of the motorists that’s procrastinated about getting yours replaced? Brooke Thorington has more.
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NBC News’ Lester Holt spent a couple of nights locked up at Angola for a segment set to air Friday night on Dateline. The segment will air as part of Dateline’s look at the long-lasting effects of the 90’s era “Tough on Crime” legislation that garnered bi-partisan support in Congress. Holt slept in Angola’s death row.