Attorney General Jeff Landry and Governor John Bel Edwards have agreed to coordinate efforts to bring litigation against opioid manufacturers, who they feel are responsible for the epidemic that’s claiming hundreds of lives every year. The A-G’s Chief Deputy Bill Stiles says the state is seeking damages for costs incurred in the Medicaid program.
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Latest data shows Louisiana public school teachers are making on average 17-hundred dollars less than the Southern Regional Average. Legislative Director for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Cynthia Posey hopes lawmakers can pass stablize the budget in the ongoing special session, so more money can be available for teachers…
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Tangipahoa Parish School board member Mike Whitlow is facing criticism for posting on facebook a picture of a noose that had the caption , if we want to make America Great again, we will have tomake evil people fear punishment again. Parish Council member Louis Joseph says Whitlow’s behavior is uncacceptable…
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Joseph says Whitlow should step down. But Whitlow says negative reactions to his post are misplaced and he plans on staying on the school board…
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Whitlow says he’s been upset by recent violent attacks on innocent Americans and he believes stronger sentences for violent offenders.

Schools in Evangeline Parish are closed today because of social media threats. Officials say the schools have been cleared of any threat. A 15-year-old was arrested arrested for an online threat.