Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill will be testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today on mail-order abortion drugs. Murrill says they’re dangerous and committee chair Dr. Bill Cassidy agrees. Senator Cassidy there are essential things that doctors cannot determine about a patient when prescribing an abortion drug through mail-order.
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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has launched a new initiative to repair damaged streetlights in the Crescent City. “Operation Lights On” aims to make people in higher crime neighborhoods feel safer by making sure streetlights are in working order. City officials have said they’re hiring more electricians to make it happen…despite recent layoffs…to help improve public safety. “Operation Lights On” is just one of 13 Executive Orders the new mayor signed in her first day in office.
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If you’ve already broken your new year’s resolution for Dry January, Ochsner Health offers a second chance. Andrew Greenstein has details.
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Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields announced he’ll visit 52 schools this year –kindergarten through college this year…all in the Sixth District he represents. Fields says he’s using the opportunity to highlight the education initiatives he’s working on in Congress.