The full House passed a budget plan on a 63 to 40 vote that the governor and Democrats do not like because it funds the Department of Health at 237 million dollars less than John Bel Edwards proposed. Franklin Representative Sam Jones questioned Chairman Cameron Henry for not knowing where the cuts to LDH would be…:
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The budget advanced with TOPS still fully funded.

The US House has passed its plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the measure how heads to the US Senate. Congressman Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish says this is a good day for patients across the nation..:
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Democrats oppose the American Healthcare Act which they say is extremely underfunded especially for those with pre-existing conditions.

According to authorities, a 38-year-old Zachary man was booked for making threats against law enforcement on Facebook. State Police report the post indicated Baton Rouge should have learned from the police killings and “we will find cops and execute them and if we can’t find them we will kill one of their family members.” Thallemus Thomas was booked on charges of terrorizing. Apparently he indicated the post was made because he was upset about the Alton Sterling decision by the DOJ.

A measure that guarantees equal pay in the workforce has passed out of the Senate Labor Committee. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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