Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana has decided not to move forward with a proposed sale to Elevance Health. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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In Simmesport a 60-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl were killed in a house fire Sunday. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says they still don’t know the cause of the blaze in Avoyelles Parish and the victim identities have not been released, they were found in separate bedrooms of the home.

Willis Knighton Health is celebrating its 100th birthday and marking the occasion with a renewed commitment to northwest Louisiana. President and CEO Jaf Fielder says the facility was originally known as the Tri-State Sanitarium in 1924. It was a small suburban hospital on the outskirts of Shreveport.

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Last year, Willis Knighton Health was ranked the number-one hospital in the state by Newsweek magazine.

A New Orleans couple is being recognized for the second year in a row, as Louisiana’s Longest Married Couple by the Louisiana Family Forum. Ira and Margery Milan have been married for 82 years. Forum President Gene Mills says their story is one of love, faith, and joy.

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