New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, and a host of other officials announced new public safety measures for the city. Landrieu says they considered closing Bourbon Street bars down at 2 a.m….:
Cut 13 (10) “their door”
Other safety measures include new crime cameras in several neighborhoods and a program to monitor the images those cameras capture.

Congressman Garret Graves has been named the Chairman of House Water Resources Subcommittee — a panel with jurisdiction over the Army Corp of Engineers, EPA, and other issues that greatly effect Louisiana. The Baton Rouge Republican says he will use this position to push for the construction of flood control projects….:
Cut 15 (09) “disaster occurs”

US Senator John Kennedy says a big reason why Louisiana’s budget is such a mess is because of the amount of money taxpayers are spending on Medicaid. He says even though the Department of Health budget keeps going up, health outcomes aren’t getting better. But LDH Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee says you can’t improve health if people don’t have access to care…:
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Kennedy says it’s time to get Louisiana’s Medicaid costs under control and for Gee to do her job.

Cops in New Orleans want to know who killed a pizza delivery driver in Algiers and why. They say it happened Monday evening and claimed the life of a 49-year-old man who worked for Dominos. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact authorities.

The LSU Police Department looking for answers yet again about another burglary at Tiger Stadium. It’s the third break-in in less than a month, but cops don’t believe the cases are connected. Each time only minor damage was reported.