A shortage of cancer drugs used in chemotherapy is forcing physicians to ration or seek alternative medications. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas are under an Air Quality alert again today as smoke from wildfires in Central America is impacting the quality of air in south Louisiana, especially for sensitive groups. The state department of environmental quality is hopeful the air quality will improve tomorrow.

A vote in the U-S House is expected today on a debt ceiling and budget deal negotiated between House Republican leadership and President Joe Biden. The deal would restrict spending over the next two years and Senator Bill Cassidy says there are parts of the compromise he agrees with…
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But Cassidy says they are also clawing back disaster recovery funding. He says it’s money that could go to utility companies to pay for restoration costs, instead customers will have to pick up those costs.

A proposed law that could result in a person being charged with a misdemeanor if they do not stay 25 feet away from a police officer who is making an arrest of conducting an investigation is nearing final legislative passage. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson is the author of the bill…
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The measure is heading to the Senate floor for final legislative passage.