A bill co-authored by US Senator Bill Cassidy that seeks to reform mental healthcare has passed the US House and could receive Senate approval next week. He says the bill should foster more mental health professionals, as well as create more outpatient treatment settings…:
Cut 3 (11) “behavioral healthcare”
Cassidy says this legislation is two years in the making, with the goal of making sure patients are not denied care.

The Baton Rouge man who is accused of murdering and dismembering his parents at their Tennessee home over the Thanksgiving holiday appeared in court this morning. A judge extended the extradition deadline until Tuesday to allow 28-year-old Joel Michael Guy Jr. more time to decide if he will fight being sent back to Knoxville where the alleged killings took place. He is facing two counts of first degree murder.

More than 86-hundred Louisiana residents are receiving care for chronic conditions under the expansion of Medicaid. That’s according to Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee. She says many people are now getting healthcare they weren’t when uninsured…:
Cut 6 (10) “breast cancer”
She says enrollment has surpassed 351-thousand individuals.

The lineup for the 2017 Bayou Country Superfest has been announced. Headliners include Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts and Hank Williams Jr. The BCS happening over Memorial Day Weekend on May 26-28 next year is being held for the first time in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Ticket pre-sale begins tomorrow at noon.