Republican Jeff Landry reports more than $8 million in cash on hand and $3 million raised since July for his gubernatorial campaign. Brooke Thorington has more.
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West Monroe High School has announced Rebels football coach Todd Garvin has been placed on administrative leave. It’s been reported that several kids have gone to the hospital suffering from heat illness since preseason practice started. Garvin is in his first season at West Monroe.

Early this morning seven inmates at the DC-3 women’s prison in Cottonport escaped and two of them remain on the run….
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Avoylles Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Tim Ryan says thee offenders defeated the locking mechanism to open a fire escape door. Once away from the complex, they were given a ride to various locations in the Bunkie area.

Narcan, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, is now available over the counter at many pharmacies including Walgrees. Dr. Benjamin Springgate with the LSU New Orleanws School of Medicine says it costs 45-dollars:
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Some health insurers will cover the cost, or a portion of it, when it’s prescribed.