Medicaid enrollment has surpassed the 351,000 mark under the expansion of the program, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Secretary Rebekah Gee says the Medicaid expansion should lead to better health outcomes for working citizens who were previously uninsured..
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Gee says they are still unclear with will happen with the expanded Medicaid program when President-elect Trump takes office.

Bayou Country Superfest announced its 2017 lineup today with big names like Brooks and Dunn and Hank Williams Jr. It’s the Memorial Day weekend concert’s first time to be held in the Superdome and BCS Producer Quint Davis expects tourism in New Orleans to be a major boost from the shows..:
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Tickets go on sale in one week.

The Lafayette Cajundome has a brand new look and tonight will be the firs time fans will get to check it out. The venue just completed a 22 million dollar upgrade. Cajundome Director Greg Davis says the new improvements will help with getting big name acts…:
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The event tonight is the basketball game between the Ragin’ Cajuns and Nicholls State.

An extradition hearing today to determine if a man from Baton Rouge will be returned to Tennessee to face charges for his parents’ murder will be rescheduled because the suspect was not ready to make a decision. 28 year old Joel Michael Guy Jr. is facing two counts of first degree murder for allegedly killing and dismembering his parents over the Thanksgiving holiday in Knoxville. The extradition hearing is slated to take place next week.