Democrat John Bel Edwards has 21 more days as Louisiana’s governor. Edwards says he’ll leave office knowing that his decision to expand the Medicaid program on his first day of the job was his biggest accomplishment. He says it’s cheaper for a person to be on Medicaid for 10 cents on the dollar as opposed to paying 40 cents on the dollar when they’re uninsured and get care…
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Approximately a half-million Louisiana residents have Medicaid coverage as a result.

State health officials are doing what they can to control the opioid overdose crisis. Ochsner Lafayette General is using a one-million dollar grant from the federal government to comat opioid addiction and abuse in rural communities. Family doctor James McNally at Ochsner Health Center in Jennings says southwest Louisiana is a hot spot for opioid deaths…
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State Representative Randal Gaines of Laplace is running to be the next chairperson of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Colleen Crain has more.
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Katie Bernhardt is the current chairperson and has received criticism for the poor showing Democrats had in the 2023 state elections as turnout was low among Democratic voters.