Lawmakers are back at the state capitol to begin the fourth week of the regular session. One of the bills that has caught the attention of the public is a measure by Gretna Representative Vincent Cox that would require subscription-based companies to make easy for a person to cancel their subscription. Cox says he’s still working on some amendments…
Cut 5 (05) “…out of the bill”
He’s talking about your cable company or any business regulated by the F-C-C.
Governor Jeff Landry has signed an executive order establishing the Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability. Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein says the goal is to improve the overall health of people living in rural areas…
Cut 9 (08) “….in our communities”
Nearly one-point-one million Louisianians live in rural parishes. Residents in these areas face higher rates of chronic disease, limited access to care and significant health care workforce shortages.
If former LSU golfer Sam Burns did not have a double bogey on the second hole yesterday, it might have been a different story for the Shreveport native at the Masters. Burns nearly battled back into contention with three birdies on the back nine to finish the tournament tied for seventh at nine under par. Rory McIlroy won his second straight green jacket as he finished at 12-under par.
LSU scored seven runs in the seventh inning to erase a seven-run deficit, but the Tigers still lost eight to seven as they were swept by Ole Miss. Coach Jay Johnson’s team didn’t get a hit in the first six innings, but exploded in the seventh thanks to three consecutive home runs. But LSU could not handle a ground ball through the right side of the infield, which led to the go-ahead run scoring in the seventh…
LSU hosts Northwestern State on Tuesday night.