The political feud between Governor John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry is not over, even after the two elected officials met. In fact, Edwards has filed a lawsuit against Landry for his refusal to accept state contracts that has clauses protecting gays and lesbians from workplace discrimination. But Landry says he’s protecting the will of the legislature, who has refused to approve legislation that would provide protections for LGBT individuals.

Four hundred million dollars in flood recovery aid is coming to Louisiana. Executive Director of the state Office of Community Development, Pat Forbes says Congress is expected to approve another relief package in December.
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Forbes says it will take a couple of months to get the first installment of money in the hands of flood victims, because a federal agency has to sign off on the plans.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is concerned about the rising number of deaths from prescription opioid overdoses in Louisiana. Donelon says for the first time since the Vietnam War, the life expectancy has gone down for white males ages 25 to 35, and he says that’s due in part to the opioid epidemic in the US…:
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Donelon says in 2014, 750 people died of opioid overdoses in Louisiana.

Terrebonne Parish authorities spent time this week investigating a couple of creepy clown sightings. Major Malcolm Wolfe…
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Wolfe says they have not identified the persons behind the masks in those sightings.