Today is inauguration day and Governor-elect John Bel Edwards will start out today with his family at St. Joseph’s cathedral in Baton Rouge before the ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Richard Carbo, Edwards’ communication director, says the voice of LSU, Jim Hawthorne, will be the master of ceremonies of the inauguration. ..

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Carbo says the swearing in will happen right at noon.

So what can we expect from Democrat John Bel Edwards once he is sworn in as governor? Political analyst Clancy Dubos says Edwards plans to immediately expand Medicaid and he is going to call a special session to deal with all the fiscal issues in the state.

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Dubos says right after the special session ends, Edwards will jump right into a regular session to deal with issues not regarding the budget.

The US Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway Sunday morning to alleviate the flood threat of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Corps spokesman Ricky Boyett says the spillway is an amazing structure…

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This is the 11th time the spillway has been opened since its completion in 1931. The Morganza Spillway could be opened as early as Thursday.

For the first time in history the PowerBall jackpot has hit 10 digits. The estimated value for Wednesday night’s jackpot is $1.3 billion.