The senate approved a 23 month contract extension Friday for the state’s Medicaid managed-care companies unanimously, but House members voted against it, blocking the Governor’s efforts to help extend high-dollar contracts for managed-care companies beyond January. House Appropriations Committee chairman Cameron Henry expects more meetings next month to find savings in the proposed 15.4-billion-dollar deal.
Officers say a three-year-old toddler has died as the result of an alleged accidental self-inflicted shooting in St. Martin Parish. Police have arrested the uncle 28-year-old Dracolby Numa Journet of Arnaudville. He has been charged with Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Obstruction of Justice. Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Major Ginny Higgins says cops responded to the call around 7pm Thursday…:
As we’re turning our clocks back an hour on Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, State Fire Marshal Butch Browning reminds residents now is a good time to check the batteries in your smoke alarm. He says first generation fire alarms need to have the batteries replaced every 12 months, and it also might be time for an upgrade…:
LSU fans are somewhat torn on how to feel about the game against Alabama on Saturday. Michelle Southern reports…: