The legislator who represents the Fort Johnson area is hailing the changing of the military base back to its original name, Fort Polk….

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President Trump also says he wants to phase out FEMA. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise from Jefferson Parish says FEMA needs serious reform and they are looking at ways to further empower local and state leaders who are in a better position to react faster when disaster strikes. Congressman Troy Carter agrees reform is needed but says dismantling FEMA is dumb, shortsighted and cruel.

Lawmakers have passed a bill expanding abortion restrictions by allowing lawsuits against out-of-state doctors and others who provide or facilitate abortion pills to Louisiana residents, even by mail. Louisiana Right to Life Policy Director Erica Inzina says the legislation responds to a case involving a New York doctor accused of sending such pills to a Louisiana minor.

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Opponents of the legislation say it further limits women’s healthcare.

Churchill Downs is threatening to surrender its racing license at the New Orleans Fair Grounds if does not receive a subsidy from the state. Times-Picayune reporter Tyler Bridges …

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Churchill Downs says it needs the money, because the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Fairgrounds can not have historical horse racing slot machines, because voter approval is needed.