The Louisiana State Police Retirement System Board of Trustees is holding a public meeting this afternoon to discuss concerns of political maneuvering which passed a law giving Col. Mike Edmonson a huge pension hike. State Treasurer John Kennedy believes the right thing to do is to file suit immediately…

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Edmonson says he will refuse the extra retirement money but Kennedy says that’s not enough, the law needs to be removed from the books.

The Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana Medicaid will no longer pay for early elective medically unnecessary deliveries of newborns before 39 weeks of gestation. DHH Secretary Kathy Kleibert says Blue Cross is joining the state in the same effort. Kleibert says the payment change will, for most deliveries, push delivery dates to at least 39 weeks…

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Any births before 39 weeks that are deemed medically necessary will continue to be covered.

In a new poll by the Glascock Group, Republican Dr. Ralph Abraham has taken the lead in the 5th District Congressional race. Abraham comes in at 22-percent followed by incumbent Republican Vance McAllister with 20-percent. Pollster Darrell Glascock says McAllister has a hard core base of 20-percent. He says in a field this large, that means you shouldn’t write off the incumbent…

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Glascock believes McAllister’s drop in the poll can be attributed to the addition of Clyde Holloway to the candidate field.

The National Weather Service says this summer will go down as the wettest on record for Lake Charles. N-W-S Meteorologist Donald Jones says it’s unusual to break a record for summer rainfall without the help of a tropical storm…

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He says nearly 37 inches of rain fell June through August.