A Blue Cross Blue Shield report shows the rate for early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease increased 200 percent across the nation, how did the Bayou State fare. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The U-S House has passed an eight-point-three billion-dollar measure that will fund the United States’ efforts to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise says he’s glad Congress pulled together to pass a clean, bipartisan funding measure to assist in the federal government’s response to Coronavirus.

We’re about a month away from the Louisiana Presidential primary and Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden continue to fight for the nomination. Louisiana Democratic Party Director Stephen Handwerk says he expects Louisiana will still be in play for the April 4th primary and he’s been encouraged by the turnout for the previous Democratic presidential primaries…
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The last day for non-Democrats to register online as a Democrat for the closed primary is March 14th.

Senator Bill Cassidy has received President Trump’s endorsement as Cassidy is ramping up a re-election bid. Cassidy says if re-elected in November he will continue to work on lowering drug prescription prices and end surprise medical billing, plus…
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Cassidy does not face a major challenger at this moment.