Congressman Ralph Abraham says he has received assurances from Governor Edwards to keep the LSU Health Medical School in Shreveport open. Edwards says his administration has worked for more than a year to provide quality medical care to northwest Louisiana, and they are looking to improve the access to health care in the region. LSU officials and hospital representatives are negotiating with Ochsner (oxner) Health System to take over as hospital manager.
Louisiana is experiencing some of the coldest weather we have seen in a while. Don Molino has more on the chilling news…
The embattled National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire on Friday if Congress doesn’t take some sort of action. Congressman Clay Higgins hopes they will be able to come up with something to give home owners information on flood-insurance coverage and rates. He says the public is tired of the constant, “kicking the can down the road”…:
Cut 10 (10) “for a long time.”
You may be thinking about using heaters and fireplaces to keep you warm now that winter weather has arrived. The chances for house fires increases, especially if proper precautions are not followed. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says it’s not advisable to use space heaters for an extended period of time, but if you do…