Today, Governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order to expand Medicaid in Louisiana. Edwards spoke alongside legislators, community leaders and key stakeholders as well as patients he said would benefit from the federally funded health insurance. He says these are low income adults who were too poor to qualify for subsidized care on the health insurance exchange:
CUT 15 (11) “financial security”
Edwards says by July 1st, they expect more than 300,000 citizens will enroll under the new Medicaid eligibility.

Lottery officials on Tuesday raised tomorrow night’s Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.5 billion dollars. The cash value is $930 million, before taxes. The world’s largest lottery jackpot has a one in 292.2 million chance to match all 6 numbers.

A Homer man is under arrest for allegedly murdering a 68-year-old Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office employee and burying her body in a shallow grave. Sheriff Gary Sexton says, after being reported missing by her daughter, the remains of 68-year-old Sulyn Prince were located in a wooded area behind her home…:
CUT 10 (09) “in it”
35-year-old Jermaine Johnson, who was convicted of simple rape in April 2015, is charged with second degree murder in the death of Prince.

The UL-Lafayette football program has been penalized by the NCAA for self-imposed sanctions related to a former assistant coach who allegedly faked exam scores for potential recruits. Voice of the Ragin Cajuns Jay Walker says the university already vacated wins from 2011 and the NCAA has ordered the same for 2012-2014 seasons for the games the ineligible players were in…:
CUT 13 (04) “all of the wins”