Republican Senator John Kennedy announcing he could run for governor next year could result in fewer candidates running for the state’s highest election position than previously thought. That’s according to LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan, who says Kennedy is not the kind of opponent most candidates want…
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Kennedy says he’ll be announcing his decision soon.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says an inmate who was handcuffed and shackled broke away from deputies while being transported to court and jumped off a third floor parking garage in an attempt to escape. R-P-S-O spokesperson Tommy Carnline says the inmate was alert when he hit the ground and transported to a local hospital…
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Doctor Christopher Marrero at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine led a study that found a Level One trauma center lost 20-million dollars over a four-year period for treating acute firearm injuries.
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According to the American Hospital Association Medicaid only pays hospitals on average 90 cents for every dollar spent by hospitals caring for Medicaid patients.

State and local officials have broken ground on an 136-million dollar I-49 project in the Lafayette area that would build an interchange at the Ambassador Caffery Parkway’s intersection with U-S Highway 90 in Broussard. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the project also includes a six-lane bridge over Ambassador Caffery…
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The project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2026.