150 Louisiana National Guard troops could be headed to the Southern border in Texas as soon as next month. Governor Jeff Landry says states need to step up, because the federal government is not doing enough to stop people from entering the country illegally. He says the National Guard can also slow the flow of fentanyl crossing the border. The governor says many people know someone who died from a fentanyl overdose.
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State Treasurer John Fleming opposes the proposed 2.5 billion dollar sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Indiana-based Elevance Health. Fleming doesn’t like that Blue Cross will be owned by an out of state, publicly traded corporation…
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Elevance Health says Louisiana is being subjected to a lot of misinformation about the proposed sale.

Super Bowl 58 is Sunday in Las Vegas and next year it will be in New Orleans. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says America’s biggest sporting event will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the state…
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting is seeking entries for the 2024 PBS short film festival. Brooke Thorington has more.
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