Findings by Well Being Trust show the Bayou State’s drug, alcohol and suicide rate could go up 42-percent in the next decade. Chief Policy Officer Ben Miller says their report outlines a strategy of prevention, early identification and treatment to help prevent such a dramatic increase in these type of deaths in Louisiana…
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Two years ago today, Governor John Bel Edwards was elected and his 2019 re-election campaign is active. In fact today, he sent a letter to supporters seeking donations. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says if the governor can solve the state’s annual fiscal woes, it will greatly help his re-election chances….
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Based on his latest campaign finance report, Edwards has over 3-million dollars in cash on hand.

The USDA reminds holiday chefs not to forget food safety when cooking this Thanksgiving. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Delhi Senator Francis Thompson, who has served in the state legislature for 40 years, has announced he is battling prostate cancer. Despite this health scare, the chairman of the Senate Ag committee plans to be ready for the next legislative session…
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The 76-year-old will have surgery in Baton Rouge next month.