One of the biggest conversations coming out of the tax cuts and spending bill that President Trump just signed is the fate of rural hospitals. Democrats in Louisiana say 33 rural hospitals across the state will close because of cuts to Medicaid. During a press conference at Louisiana Democratic Party headquarters, Rustin Loyd, a nurse from Hammond and a former hospital administrator, says those closures will cost lives.
But Mark Ballard, who covered the hearings on Capitol Hill for The Advocate, told Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana that one important thing to note is that the Medicaid cuts don’t happen for another two to three years, and hospitals and medical providers are confident that they can get Congress to reconsider those cuts before they take effect.
Cut 12 (08) “…the state treasurer.”
In an interview on KEEL Radio in Shreveport, Republican state senator Alan Seabaugh calls Governor Jeff Landry a huge disappointment…
Cut 5 (11) “…huge disappointment”
Seabaugh’s relationship with Landry began to deteriorate last year with the redistricting session and it escalated this year with Landry using line veto power to take away funding for four projects in Sebaugh’s district. Landry also called out Sebaugh in a bill signing ceremony for not being present for a committee vote on a bill to reign in lawyer advertising.
On Sunday night, Madisonville’s Kade Anderson is expected to be the number one pick in the Major League Baseball Draft. D-1 Baseball-dot-com’s Aaron Fitt says Anderson, who won 12 games for the national champion Tigers this year, was the best pitcher in college baseball in 2025…
Cut 14 (13) “…even harder”