The expanded Medicaid program begins today, and many Louisianans now have health insurance for the first time. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards says CSRA plans to establish a Customer Engagement Center in Bossier City to support IT solutions and professional services offered by the company, which would create 300 new direct jobs. LED estimates the project will result in 131 new indirect jobs, for a total of 430 new jobs in Northwest Louisiana.

Summer is upon us and many people will be out enjoying the water, so the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is giving out some tips on what to do in the event of an alligator encounter. LDWF Alligator Program Manager Edmond Mouton says whatever you do, don’t feed or approach alligators…:
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Mouton advises Louisiana residents to visit LA-gator-program-dot-com (LAgatorprogram.com) to learn more about what to do when encountering an alligator.

Two people are under arrest in connection to the death of a Slidell man who cops say was the victim of an online dating scheme. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says 25-year-old Cordarlye Roberts arranged to meet up with 28-year-old Terrance Calloway and 23-year-old Dana Lemar…:
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The two suspects are charged with murder.