Open enrollment for health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act begins today and runs until December 15th. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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The 24-billion-dollar acquisition of Level 3 Communications by Monroe based CenturyLink is now complete. CenturyLink Spokesperson Ann Marie Sartor says this merger will allow them to expand in the US, and overseas:
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A state appeals court has upheld a ruling that says governor John Bel Edwards can’t stop state contractors from discriminating against LGBT people. This is a significant victory for Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry who argued that the Democratic governor’s executive order was unconstitutional. The feud between the two began when Landry refused to approve state contracts that contained gender identity protection.

On the day Louisiana is releasing 19-hundred non-violent offenders, a state Legislative Audit finds the Department of Corrections is not able to track who is getting out and when. Auditor Kristen Jacobs says the DOC doesn’t have accountability policies in place when it comes to reporting by local jails…:
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She says the DOC is now willing to work on streamlining the process.