More than 300,000 people have signed up for Medicaid expansion in Louisiana since coverage began on July 1st. Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee says this program is already saving lives. She says so far, one-thousand mammograms have been completed…:
cut 4 (08) “pre-cancers”
The state’s top health official discussed the expansion of Medicaid while speaking in front of the Baton Rouge Press Club.

FEMA has clarified the qualifications for the Shelter At Home program, which means homeowners who live in mobile homes are eligible. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says they wanted to get some clarification about who was eligible for the program…:
Cut 13 (09) “funded program”
Payer says they have verified that manufactured and modular homes can be included in the program.

The City of Walker is moving forward with its lawsuit against the state Department of Transportation for construction on I-12 that city officials believe worsened the flooding there. Mayor Rick Ramsey says he feels good about their chances of winning the case because the City of Amite won a suit against DOTD in 2002…:
Cut 10 (08) “toward Walker”
He says the only thing he’s heard from the state is that it’s not Louisiana’s job to build roads that prevent flooding.

Tropical Depression 13 formed Monday afternoon west-southwest of the Cape Verde islands, off of Africa’s west coast. A motion toward the west-northwest into the central Atlantic Ocean is expected over the next few days. The National Hurricane Center says some strengthening during the next 48 hours is forecast, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today. When that occurs, it will be given the name “Lisa”.