Letters are set to go out on Thursday to 37-thousand Medicaid recipients informing them they could lose their benefits, because of a lack of state funding. About 20-thousand of those live in nursing homes. Louisiana Department of Health Deputy Secretary Michelle Alletto says anyone who receives the letter needs to apply for other programs…
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A House approved budget does not fund four Medicaid programs for the disabled and elderly.

Lafayette Police announce the arrest of four juveniles in “Flash Mob” incident. They are facing charges of terrorizing and Disturbing the Peace. Authorities say they caused a large crowd of festival goers to suddenly run in fear from the downtown area on April 28th. More arrests are possible.

We are 15 months away from qualifying for the 2019 Louisiana Governor’s race and waiting to find out if Republican U-S Senator John Kennedy will challenge Governor Edwards. Pollster John Couvillon says Kennedy was elected as a Senator in 2016 and Edwards re-election campaign will likely attack the St. Tammany Parish Republican about running for another statewide office…
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Designating the New Orleans French Quarter as a State Park is an idea Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is considering. He says it could lead to more funding to pay for infrastructure improvements and security…
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Nungesser says such a move requires local input.