A blind man from Metairie has sued McDonald’s after he was refused service when he walked up to the drive-thru window. New Orleans attorney Roberto Costales says it was late at night, so his client couldn’t go in the restaurant to eat and he can’t drive. Costales says McDonald’s is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act…
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McDonalds is not commenting on the lawsuit.

About 375-thousand Louisiana residents are now eligible for Medicaid coverage as enrollment began today. Governor Edwards spoke at an event in New Orleans to celebrate Louisiana’s expanded Medicaid program…
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For more information go to healthy.la.gov.
The state senate has approved a 26-billion dollar spending plan for next fiscal year. It does not fully fund the TOPS scholarship program and it cuts funding to hospitals that provide care for the poor. Governor John Bel Edwards is asking legislators to restore that funding by raising revenue in a special session that begins next week.

A measure to allow patients direct access to a physical therapist without first receiving a doctor’s approval heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Emelie Gunn has more…
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