A University of New Orleans poll finds President Donald Trump’s approval rating in Louisiana is at 58-percent, the same amount of people who voted for him here in November. UNO pollster Ed Chervenak says that’s far higher than the president’s nationwide approval rating of 38-percent…:
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He adds it’s a little too early for many voters here to pass judement.

Recovery efforts are underway from the severe weather that damaged homes and killed two people. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says preliminary damage assessment teams will survey the destruction…:
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The National Weather Service confirms there were 4 tornadoes Sunday in Rapides Parish.

The state is one step closer to dispensing federal flood recovery dollars to families affected by the 2016 floods. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A report released Monday by the legislative auditor indicates it looks like Louisiana’s Medicaid program paid $1.4 million dollars in duplicate erroneous payments from January 2011 to October 2016. The state Department of Health says it has established a way to keep this from happening in the future.