The Department of Health and Hospitals says they plan to stop charging rape victims for care they receive at hospitals after an assault. DDH spokeswoman Olivia Watkins says they intend to work with the legislature to also do away with the provision that victims be sober in order to get money from the fund for hospital bills…:
CUT 14 (07) “we address”
The announcement comes after certain lawmakers were critical of the fact that women who had been raped were getting big hospital bills after checking in for tests and exams.

Two St. John Parish employees have been incited on two counts each of malfeasance in office and filing or maintaining false public records after a state police amoeba investigation & low chlorine levels. The accused are Kevin Branch and Danielle Roussel. DHH asked LSP to investigate after the state found no mandated chlorine residuals in the water system on August 12th but did find indications of the deadly amoeba. More on this as it develops.

An investment group has agreed to buy Pineville based Cleco for a reported $3.4 billion. Cleco Power has approximately 284,000 customers in Louisiana. President Darren O’Lages (O-lay-jes) says other than no longer being a publicly traded company, it will be business as usual under the new ownership…:
CUT 5 (11) “stay the same”
He says customers should not expect any change in utility rates or service as part of the sale.

Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order stating that state agencies and departments develop new policies and reporting mechanisms for certain individuals who travel to Ebola stricken countries as a result of educational or work related missions. Included in the order are public employees, students faculty and staff of higher education institutions who go to countries the CDC says have the threat of contracting the Ebola virus.