Lawmakers will return to the State Capitol next Tuesday for a veto override session. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says Governor Edwards vetoed 25 bills and specific items in three different budget bills…
The veto override session is scheduled to take five days.
Cancer patient advocates are thrilled that Governor Edwards has signed four bills into law aimed at getting folks facing cancer the treatments they need. Former state Rep. Julie Stokes is now with the Louisiana Oncology Society and the Survivors Cancer Action Network. She says another important bill signed into law by the Governor assures a patient’s right to speedy review and coverage…:
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The new law also requires insurance to approve whatever oncologists prescribe as treatment.
A machete attack on a priest in St. Landry Parish Thursday night leaves a small town in shock. Brooke Thorington has more.
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SLB, a global technology company, will open a manufacturing facility in the former General Motors Plant in Shreveport that shut down over a decade ago. The company’s $18.5 million investment is expected to create nearly 1,400 new jobs in Northwest Louisiana.