Governor John Bel Edwards sent an email today to supporters asking for donations on the second anniversary of his election. The governor’s latest campagin finance report shows he has 3.3 million dollars on hand but Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says Edwards will need every penny he can get.
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Dubos says if Edwards is able to help solve Louisiana’s fiscal problems, it will help his chances of being re-elected in 2019.

A report by Well Being Trust finds the state’s drug, alcohol and suicide death rate could increase 42-percent in the next decade. Chief Policy Officer Ben Miller says the opioid epidemic is at the root of this upsetting report.
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The report outlines a strategy of prevention, early identification and treatment for those addicted to opioids.

Longtime Delhi representative Francis Thompson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 76-year-old says an MRI discovered the cancer and he’s hoping to be all better soon.
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Thompson was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1974 and doesn’t plan on having this health care stop his political career.

Nicholls State is gearing up to host its first ever college football playoff game. Athletic Director Matthew Roan says since the announcement, the ticket office phones are ringing off the hook.
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The Colonels will host South Dakota at 3 PM at John L Guidry Stadium on Saturday in the opening round of the FCS playoffs.