Leaders for a Better Louisiana is recommending that voters approve five of the ten constitutional amendments that will appear on the November 3rd ballot, but the group opposes amendments six, eight and nine. Chief Policy Officer Barry Erwin says amendments six and nine could reduce the tax base for local government.
Amendment Eight would prohibit the expropriation of property by a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary.
Louisiana will soon offer Medicaid services to prison inmates before their release dates. This, after getting approval for a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Louisiana Department of Health Deputy Secretary Dr. Pete Croughan (CROW-ghin) says this will help inmates transition back into society upon their release.
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These Medicaid services will launch early next year at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, with the remaining state prisons and parish jails to follow.
Saints Owner Gayle Benson had strong words about her team’s 1-and-4 start. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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A new poll from LSU New Orleans found that two-thirds of respondents approve the job New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is doing in running the city, while only 14-percent disapprove. Pollster Ed Chervenak
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New Orleans is facing a 100-million dollar budget deficit next fiscal year.