Job growth in Louisiana remains slow and, in some cases, does not exist. LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott says Lake Charles has seen a boom…:
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But due to a struggling oil and gas industry, Houma lost 6,000 jobs over the year, and Lafayette lost 9,000.

Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to federal Congressional leaders urging them to keep Medicaid expansion as lawmakers debate replacing the current federal health care law . The governor’s spokesperson, Richard Carbo, says in addition to saving lives, the expansion is good for the state’s economy and budget.
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In the letter, Edwards says changes can be made without harming people who now have healthcare.

Car insurance rates in the Bayou State are on the rise again and a few factors could be the major culprits. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Dr. Frank Welch with the state Department of Health says they’ve confirmed nearly 10 cases of the mumps on the LSU campus, which is why they’ve sent a health alert out to other college campuses and schools…
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Welch says the virus spreads through coughing and sneezing.