At the State Capitol Friday morning, tense exchanges during a Joint Medicaid Oversight committee meeting wherein lawmakers questioned LDH’s attorney about nursing home evacuations plans. Brooke Thorington has more…:

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Shreveport Police arrest a Texas woman for allegedly tossing her three kids off a bridge into the city’s Cross Lake. An 18-month old baby is reported drowned, but two other siblings – ages 6 and 8 – are going to be OK. Fast police work and tips from witness led to an arrest before 2pm Friday. As of news time, the suspect’s name has not been released.

LSU AgCenter experts say the state’s agriculture industry suffered at least 584-million dollars in damages as a result of Hurricane Ida. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says timber was hit the hardest as a total of 168-thousand acres of trees were affected costing the industry more than 300-million dollars…:

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You may be surprised to learn that only 22 livestock animals were killed by Ida, but still – many older ranchers say they’re getting out of the business.

Already approved by the U.S. Senate by a bipartisan vote, the $1-trillion infrastructure bill goes to a vote Monday in the U.S. House. Louisiana DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson hopes for final passage, as the bill will mean about $6-billion for road, bridge and other projects in our state. Wilson says that amount is about a billion dollars in federal funds more than we’d normally get over five years. Opponents of the bill says too much of it is social programs and pork.