Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has teamed up with Connecticut AG George Jepsen in a suit against generic drug manufacturers, claiming the companies violated anti-trust laws to push prices higher than they should be on over 300 drugs. Landry says they’re discussing a settlement with 18 manufacturers in a suit that involves 47 other states.
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Generic drugs account for almost 90-percent of prescriptions.

The Trump Administration announces a ban on bump stocks. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter is glad to see it…
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Carter filed a bump stocks ban bill in the state legislature and it failed to pass the Senate.

The Louisiana Health Department has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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An Ascension Parish woman has been arrested after she was caught on surveillance video taking packages sitting outside of a Prairieville home. Deputies have charged 22-year-old Verenize Alvarez with theft and criminal trespassing. The items in the packages have not been recovered.