Search and rescue efforts continue for missing crew members of the Seacor Power, a lift boat that capsized when hurricane-force winds struck the vessel in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.  Six people have been rescued and four bodies have been recovered so far. One of the bodies is that of 63-year-old David Ledet of Thibodaux, he was the captain of the Seacor Power. Nine crew members still remain missing.

The first of three renewable energy projects are underway for SWEPCO customers, Brooke Thorington explains.

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Legislation setting up a tax structure for “raw” smoke-able medical marijuana gets unanimous approval from House Ways and Means. The bill, by Houma Representative Tanner Magee, is part of a two-piece legislative effort to allow the sale of raw medical marijuana in Louisiana.

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Two bills aimed at lowering drug prices authored by Senator Bill Cassidy are set to be signed into law by President Biden. The first bill provides educational material to doctors and patients educating them about “biosimilar” alternatives to expensive name-brand treatments. Cassidy says they do the same thing at a fraction of the cost…

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Cassidy says his next healthcare affordability push will focus on Medicare drug prices.