For the second year in a row, Louisiana ranks dead last in the U-S News and World Report’s best states rankings. Managing Editor for Government Rankings, Gary Emerling, says there are two major reasons why,poor roads and a high crime rate…
cut 5 (08) “….juvenile incarceration”
Emerling says preventable hospital admissions are also 27-percent higher in Louisiana than the national average.

The now bankrupt Steward Health Care group is selling the Glenwood Regional Medical Center. The hospital in West Monroe has been plagued by staffing and supply issues. But complicating the issue is that Medical Properties Trust owns the property. State representative Mike Echols says one of the leaders at Steward is also under investigation….
cut 8 (12) “…my perspective”

Minors might be able to work long hours without having to take a mandatory 20-minute meal break as a result of legislation moving closer to final legislative passage. Brooke Thorington has the story…
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

Zachary Evans Cryer from Benton High School in Bossier Parish has been named the Louisiana High School student of the year by the Department of Education. Cryer is a leader for 4-H, BETA, student council and the Fellowship of Christian athletes. He also competes on the track and basketball teams, while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average.