A proposed constitutional amendment to limit governors to two terms passed in the House Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday. Currently, governors can run for re-election after two terms after sitting out for four years. Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham says former governors start with an unfair advantage. New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd was one of two who voted against the bill.
A bill that increases the penalties against a minor found guilty of calling in a bomb threat or threat of violence at school receives pushback from Democrats. Lake Charles Representative Wilford Carter’s main problem with the bill is also the thousands of dollars in fines a parent could receive.
Johnson says his legislation leaves it up to the discretion of the courts to decide if a parent should be fined.
It’s a big day for NASA’s Michoud Assembly facility in New Orleans as the rocket factory played a significant role in the construction of Artemis Two, which is headed to the moon. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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After three months of careful transition work, the Louisiana Department of Health has transitioned over a quarter of a million Medicaid recipients to new managed care organizations after they closed their contract with United Healthcare. The department opened a special enrollment period in January for recipients enrolled with United to allow them to choose their own MCO but only 36,000 selected a new plan. The transition is now complete, and officials say they used an algorithm that prioritized keeping family members on the same plan and in their current network.