The two sides of the Medicaid expansion executive order signed by Governor John Bel Edwards Tuesday are chiming in with their thoughts. Dawn Starns, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says they are disappointed in the governor’s decision. She feels there are bigger problems facing the state that should be handled first…:
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But Louisiana AARP says this will make Louisiana a healthier state.

The Lafayette Police Department has released a copy of Lafayette theater shooter John Russell Houser’s hand written journal. The diary was found in Houser’s Motel 6 room where he was staying before the shooting. Houser killed 2 and injured 9 in the July 2015 shooting, before turning the gun on himself.
In the journal, Houser thanks accused South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof.

Not everyone in Louisiana has Powerball fever despite a record 1.5 billion dollar jackpot. There are some who are not interested in forking over the two dollars buy a ticket. We spoke to some of them. This Louisiana woman says it’s just not worth the potential risk…:
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A Denham Springs gas station clerk is under arrest for allegedly selling a dangerous synthetic drug at the store, which caused two high school students to overdose. 36-year-old Essam Farhat faces 228 counts of possession with intent to distribute. Denham Springs Police Det. Glenn Lemoine says undercovers went in and bought the drug and later executed a search warrant
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Lemoine says the drug is a liquid known as “Juicy” and it’s ingested through a vaporizer.