Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is working with Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen on a class action lawsuit against 18 generic drug manufacturers and two executives, claiming the industry colluded to drive up generic drug prices. Landry says these companies acted like a price-fixing cartel…
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Jepsen says generic drug companies worked together to inflate prices as much as 600-percent.

The department of transportation announces the I-210 Prien Lake Bridge repair work will start in early January and significant delays are expected during construction. D-O-T-D spokesperson Tammy York says the project will cost 35-million dollars…
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I-210 Prien Lake eastbound and westbound bridges will be reduced to one lane in each direction during the day.

The Trump administration is moving towards banning bump stocks, which was used in 2017 by a gunman in Las Vegas to kill 58 people at a country music concert. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter, a gun control advocate, says it’s a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done…
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The proposed ban on bump stocks could go into effect on Friday and bump stock owners have 90 days to destroy their devices or turn them into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Louisiana Health Department has declared a hepatitis A outbreak as there’s been 25 cases of the contagious liver disease. L-D-H Immunization Director Frank Welch says those individuals who are at risk should get vaccinated…
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Most of the cases are in the Morehouse Parish and Baton Rouge areas.