The hospital treating Congressman Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish issued a statement late Wednesday indicating he remains in critical condition and will require additional operations. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the attack on Scalise and others at a congressional baseball game practice is going too far…:
Cut 10 (10) “physical attacks”
There’s been reports of congressional leaders receiving threats following the attack, suggesting that more may follow.

Land along Louisiana’s coastline is sinking 50 percent faster than was estimated, according to a new study out of Tulane. Lead researcher, Tor Tornqvist, says they developed a map to determine how rapidly it’s going underwater and where…:
Cut 4 (06) “one inch”
He hopes the map will be used by policymakers who are making decisions about restoring Louisiana’s coast.

The St. Tammany Parish coroner doesn’t think a new law to limit first time opioid prescriptions will address the epidemic as much as we hoped.
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

The Louisiana House backed a $28 billion operating budget that would use every dollar forecast to be available for spending. The plan will be heard in the Senate finance committee today.