After months of fierce debate, Congress has passed the Big, Beautiful Bill by the July 4th deadline that President Trump had set. One of the biggest points of contention related to Medicaid. Congressman Steve Scalise noted that under the new requirements, those who can work will now be required to do so to receive Medicaid benefits.
Cut 7 (09) “…playing video games.”
Democratic Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields says about 260-thousand people in our state will lose health insurance as a direct result of this bill. Fields says the bill also puts over 30 of Louisiana’s rural hospitals at risk of closure. Jeff Reynolds, the executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, says if medical centers close, that will have a negative effect on the overall economy of rural communities.
Cut 10 (09) “…receive those services?”
Police in Lake Charles shoot and kill a man who they say opened fire on them in a neighborhood. Police Chief Shawn Caldwell says officers responded after a driver called 911 to say that someone was pointing a gun at traffic.
Caldwell says as more officers arrived, the suspect shot at another officer and then ran into a nearby shed. The chief says the man eventually came out of the shed running towards SWAT officers and firing at them. An officer returned fire, shooting the suspect, who died at a local hospital.
This week in East Baton Rouge Parish a two-year-old boy died after he ran in front of a car pulling into a driveway. The director of Kids and car safety Amber Rollins says 60 children are run over by slow, forward moving vehicles in parking lots and driveways every week…
Cut 5 (07) “…trucks and SUVs”