Today, 375-thousand people in Louisiana can enroll in the state’s newly expanded Medicaid program called Healthy Louisiana. Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Doctor Rebekah Gee says getting more Louisiana residents insured through Medicaid will lead to a healthier state…
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People can apply for coverage by visiting healthy-dot-la-dot-gov.

Today is the first day of hurricane season. The director of the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, Jim Waskom, says an added concern is the sediment buildup in rivers from flooding earlier this year. He says this could create additional problems, if we get a big storm…
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A new poll is out on Governor John Edwards approval rating. Southern Media and Opinion Research pollster Bernie Pinsonat says in February 34-percent of the respondents did not have an opinion on the governor, but now his favorable rating is up to 50-percent, but his disapproval rating is also up…
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Edwards disapproval rating is at 40-percent.

The governor spoke at a conference today in New Orleans that’s looking at ways to preserve Louisiana’s coast. Coalition to Restore Louisiana spokesperson Jimmy Frederick says the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has already agreed to use the Mississippi River to direct sediment to areas that can help build the wetlands…
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