Louisiana has filed a federal lawsuit to block the FDA’s rule allowing abortion pills to be sent through the mail. Attorney General Liz Murrill. She testified at a U.S. Senate hearing on chemical abortion drugs and had this exchange with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Physicians for Reproductive Health say studies show that mifepristone is safe and effective. In Louisiana, it can only be prescribed in hospital settings.
ICE agents arrested two dump truck drivers who were making their way to the Meta Data site in Richland Parish. Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office says the ICE agents was assisting them with traffic stops involving the trucks. The drivers were from Guatamala and Honduras. ICE agents did not enter the Meta Data site but are reportedly checking the immigration status of workers.
A man who allegedly kidnapped a Louisiana teenager is under arrest. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The deadline to sign up for or renew health insurance through HealthCare-dot-gov is midnight tonight, and Mike Bertaut with Louisiana Blue, says the enhanced assistance for many was eliminated on January 1st. Assistance is still available for some.
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New coverage or changes to existing coverage will take effect February 1st.