The addition of State Senator Blake Miguez in the U.S. Senate race is bad news for Senator Bill Cassidy. That’s the opinion of LSU-Shreveport Assistant Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow, who says Republican primary voters now have another alternative to Cassidy and State Treasurer John Fleming.

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The primary election is in April.

The Louisiana Motor Transport Association says progress on legal reform was made in the legislative session, but more work needs to be done. Executive Director Renee Amar (AY-mar) says she hopes in future sessions lawmakers address outstanding issues, including transparency in medical billing.

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Amar says legislation is also needed to eliminate phantom damages and pervasive fraud that distorts claims and inflates costs.

Come August 1st, kratom will be illegal in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The former police chief of Jeanerette has been arrested on cockfighting charges. The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s office says they have charged 39-year-old Dusty Vallot of Lafayette with cock fighting and aggravated cruelty. Valot resigned as Jeanerette’s police chief last December.