Governor Jeff Landry says the state is ready to execute death row inmates again. Landry says the Department of Corrections has finalized a updated execution protocol, including procedures for nitrogen gas, which the legislature approved last year. 2010 was the last execution in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Department of Health is partnering with Acadian Health for a pilot program that will attempt to minimize unnecessary ambulance calls and ER visits from Medicaid patients….
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That’s Brigadier General Cindy Haygood with the Louisiana National Guard. She is the point person for the program that’s targeting Acadiana and southwest Louisiana. A recent LDH report found that about 20-percent of the state’s Medicaid patients visit emergency rooms on average 17 times per year, often for non-life threatening situations.
The Department of Insurance says lottery registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program grants will open tomorrow at 8 a.m. and closes Sunday at 8 p.m. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says homeowners can apply for a chance to receive up to 10-thousand dollars in grants to upgrade their roofs.
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Temple says to qualify for a Fortified Roof grant, the home needs to be your primary residence and located in the state’s coastal zone.
The Louisiana Wildlife Commission is looking to reduce the state’s booming alligator population, which is why its proposing a longer hunting season this year. State representative Chad Brown of Plaquemine says there’s about two million wild alligators in the state…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting public comment on a longer hunting season through May 1st.