Today Louisianans can start enrolling in the newly expanded Medicaid program. Governor John Bel Edwards says he wants a better quality of life and better health outcomes for the people of this state, and he says that starts with access to coverage…:
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More information on enrollment and qualifying can be found online at healthy.la.gov or by calling 1-888-342-6207.

After about an hour of debate, the state Senate passed its version of the operating budget proposal for next fiscal year. There are several cuts included in the $26 billion dollar spending plan, including to TOPS and the state’s safety net hospitals, but lawmakers in the upper chamber said hopefully they can be addressed in the second special session which begins Monday. Leaders from both sides now have 5 days to reach a compromise.

A blind man from Metairie is suing McDonald’s after he walked up to the window in the drive-thru line and was refused service. Scott Magee’s attorney Roberto Costales says his client wants late-night McDonald’s..:
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He says his client doesn’t want money, just wants McDonald’s to change the policy.

A measure to allow patients direct access to a physical therapist without first receiving a doctor’s approval heads receives final legislative approval:
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