Governor John Bel Edwards is pleased with job growth and creation in the Bayou State. On his monthly radio call in show, the governor said several sectors of the economy are improving, especially health care thanks to expansion of the Medicaid program.
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A central Louisiana man rushing his expecting wife to the hospital is facing several charges after law enforcement clocked him traveling 108-miles an hour and driving recklessly. Creola Police Chief Heath Landry says they understand it was an emergency, but…
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Zak Evans missed the birth of his child, because he was arrested.

Louisiana’s Congressional delegation is behind an effort to reform the National Flood Insurance Program. Congressman Clay Higgins is one of the co-sponsors and the Republican from St. Landry Parish says the proposal would protect policyholders from skyrocketing premiums. He says currently, rates can increase annually by as much as 25 percent.
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The state Department of Veterans Affairs is set to launch a monthly program called “Coffee Conversations” and it’s designed to help female military veterans. Coordinator Alex Jaun says military women can be more hesitant to seek services from the VA and she provided a personal example…
cut 5 (09) “….his medicine”
For more information go to the state department of veterans affairs website.