5:30 LRN Newscast Aug 24

State Representative Jason Hughes continues to call for leadership changes at the Department of Children and Family Services, despite the state agency announcing changes in policy and a push to increase staff. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre had posted what his medical emergency was on social media. Webre had a heart attack Sunday and his statement says he experienced what is commonly referred to as the “widow maker,” an asymptomatic and often fatal heart attack.

ULM’s College of Pharmacy has received a 2.5 million dollar grant to train first responders on how to administer opioid reversal medications and refer them to treatment. Associate professor of clinical practice, Doctor Alexis Horace says her team will provide education in Ouachita, Orleans, and surrounding rural parishes…

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The widow of former Governor Edwin Edwards, Trina Edwards is engaged. Former Louisiana House speaker and Senate President John Alario popped the question outside Ruth’s Chris Friday night on Edwards’ 44th birthday. On Jim Engster’s Talk Louisiana this morning she said Alario opted to propose in the car before dinner because it was raining.

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A wedding date has not been set.