Attorney Don Cazayoux wants answers for his teenage client, who he says was shot in the back during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge on July 10th. The State Police trooper that fired her gun, says the 19-year-old passenger in the vehicle was charging at her. But Cazayoux says based on the injuries to his client that can’t be the case…
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Cazayoux says his client can’t walk at the moment and State Police says the investigation into the shooting continues.

Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry told the USA Today Network that if he gets in the governor’s race next year, he’ll beat Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it remains to be seen if other Republicans like John Kennedy and Ralph Abraham also get in the race…
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The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved Entergy’s request to remove the surcharges on customers’ bills that paid the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Entergy spokesperson Lee Sabatini says customers in Customers in North and Southeast Louisiana will see their bills drop by a few dollars…
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The surcharges have been on customers’ bills since 2008.

For the first time in years, the 100-thousand Louisianans who have coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s individual markets will see an average rate decrease of six-percent in 2019. Blue Cross Louisiana Spokesperson Robin Mayhall says after several years of rate hikes related to regulatory uncertainty surrounding the program, things have started to level out.
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