Over 300-thousand Louisiana residents who can’t afford or struggle to pay for health insurance could be eligible for Medicaid as a result of an executive order signed by Governor John Bel Edwards. Former Governor Bobby Jindal refused to expand Medicaid, because he said it would become too costly for taxpayers. But Edwards disagrees…
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More than 1.4 million Louisianians are already insured by Medicaid.

Crude oil is trading at 30-dollars a barrel which is a 12-year low. A glut in the supply of oil has led to a crash in oil prices. Eric Smith with the Tulane Energy Institute says countries in the Middle East are showing no signs of cutting back…
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Smith says prices could decline even more.

Brisk sales are expected again today as those hoping to become instant millionaires buy tickets for tonight’s one-point-five billion dollar Powerball jackpot. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin has this advice…
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And Chopin says if you don’t match all six numbers, check to see if matched enough numbers to win one of their many secondary prizes.

Fish farming will be allowed in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, after new regulations were issued by NOAA. Michelle Southern reports…:
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