Governor John Bel Edwards is touring the state with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Rebekah Gee to raise awareness about Medicaid expansion. Don Molino has more…:
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11 people have been arrested in St. Landry Parish for allegedly being involved in a check fraud cashing scheme that’s resulted in total losses to businesses amounting to upwards of over $30,000. The sheriff’s office says the check ring still has numerous suspects at large with more checks coming in weekly. The added this is happening throughout Acadiana.

The DEQ says the air quality in Louisiana is better than it’s been in decades, but environmental groups don’t think that’s the case. DEQ senior scientist Vivian Aucoin says agencies have done a good job enforcing higher air quality standards at industrial facilities…:
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But Director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Anne Rolfes, says they work with the EPA to get air quality readings in areas near plants, and that information shows the air is not any cleaner…:
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May is Air Quality Awareness month.

A measure that would increase the state’s minimum wage has stalled for now in the Senate, as it wad scheduled to be heard in committee Monday, but that didn’t happen. Governor John Bel Edwards is still trying to talk lawmakers into voting for the bill that would make the minimum wage $8.50 an hour.