Governor John Bel Edwards believes partisan politics were behind the harsh line of questioning by the GOP at a Congressional hearing on the response to last year’s historic flooding. Edwards says it’s not surprising Republicans went in for the attack…:
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The comments were made on the Jim Engster Show. Even Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves blamed the Edwards administration for the delay in dispensing federal disaster funds.

Attorney General Jeff Landry is working to end the opioid epidemic in Louisiana with the new Opioid Abuse Prevention Fund. Landry that fund will pay for an informational campaign complete with a website, advertisements, printed materials, and community outreach…:
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For details visit EndTheEpidemicLA.org.

A bipartisan bill co-authored by US Senator Bill Cassidy could help address the nation’s rising obesity rate. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A former football player from the University of Lafayette has been arrested amid allegations he raped someone at residence hall. Campus police say Artez Terrell Williams, who was kicked off the Cajuns team in March for a violation of  rules, is booked with second degree rape.