The senate approved a 23 month contract extension for the state’s Medicaid managed-care companies unanimously, but House members voted 18-to-6 against it, blocking the Governor’s efforts to help extend high-dollar contracts for five managed-care companies beyond January 2018.  House Appropriations Committee chairman Cameron Henry expects more meetings next month to find more savings in the proposed 15.4-billion-dollar deal.

As we’re turning our clocks back an hour on Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says it’s a good time to check your smoke alarm’s batteries.  If you cannot afford an alarm the “Operation Save-A-Life” program will install a smoke detector in your home. He says it’s important to check to make sure your alarms are all working..:

CUT 5 (10) “smoke alarms.”

A fire at LSU injures three electrical workers this morning.  The fire broke out around 930am at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  Two of the three were released from the hospital earlier this afternoon.  The building remained closed the rest of the day due to the loss of power there. Several nearby buildings, apartments and churches also lost power.

A man who is accused of participating in three armed robberies within an hour last month is in custody.  Baton Rouge Police say Junior Polanco was with two others who allegedly broke into the homes, robbing the residents at gunpoint.  Polanco admitted to police of being in a stolen vehicle used in the robberies, but denies taking part in the robberies themselves.

LSU is expected to lose the game against Alabama Saturday by a large margin.  Some fans though would like to see a nice effort by the Tigers, but believe this just isn’t the year…

CUT 15 (10) “that’s all I’m saying.”