The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports the state department of health spent 112-million dollars on Medicaid coverage for nearly 14-thousand adults who did not live in Louisiana. State Auditor Chris Magee says part of the problem was that LDH was told not to remove people off Medicaid rolls during the COVID pandemic. He says the state health agency also plans to use a driver license’s database to check where a recipient lives. He says unfortunately they can’t get the money back unless it was fraudulently obtained…
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The state department of transportation is advising motorists not to throw anything out the window that cause a grass or wildfire. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says even a cigarette butt can spark a blaze…
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To bring attention to his state treasurer campaign and raise funds, Republican Scott McKnight is raffling Taylor Swift concert tickets. Brooke Thorington has more.
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In the Secretary of State’s race, the Louisiana Democratic Party has endorsed Arthur Morrell over the other Democrat in the race, Gwen Collins-Greenup. Collins Greenup has run unsuccessfully in the past for this position. Morrell served 23 years in the Louisiana House and he was the clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal Court for 15 years.