A Farm Bill is in conference committee without a work requirement for food stamp recipients sought by many Republicans. Senator John Kennedy has voiced his opposition to the bill, saying it does not go far enough in its SNAP reforms, and says he won’t vote for it due to its lack of those work requirements, but Congressman Ralph Abraham says he’ll vote yes, but plans to continue pushing for food stamp overhauls.
Votes on the bill are expected later this week.
LSU All-American linebacker Devin White remains undecided on whether he’ll skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. White, who won the Butkus Award which goes to the nation’s best linebacker, says he still has some unfinished business…
Fire safety is paramount as Louisiana reaches 63 fatal fires this year alongside 73 lives lost. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavioral Health has received a $23.1 million State Opioid Response grant. OBH Assistant Secretary Karen Stubbs says the opioid epidemic is at epic proportions nationally and the Bayou State is no different…
Stubbs says the next step is increasing access to treatment through community outreach.