A new poll from Southern Media and Opinion Research shows Governor John Bel Edwards approval and disapproval ratings have both gone up since February:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Hurricane season begins today and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness warns residents to be ready in case of a big storm. Director Jim Waskom says the state has been working hard since Hurricane Katrina to be ready for a big storm…:
CUT 8 (09) “state requirement”
The season ends November 30.

Today is the first day Louisianans can enroll in Medicaid under the newly expanded program. Governor John Bel Edwards and Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee will attend an enrollment kick-off event this morning at University Medical center in New Orleans. Edwards says Louisiana is simply bringing federal tax dollars home to put them to work for the poor…:
cut 4 (10) “in the first year”
Plans would go into effect July 1st.

A Gonzales man remains in jail today for allegedly injection a lethal dose of heroin into a man who died from an overdose. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says Andre Wilson is charged with second degree murder.