The state’s top gambling regulator confirms three riverboat casinos are interested in expanding their operations on land, which is now legal as a result of legislation approved during the regular session. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones spoke at the Baton Rouge Press Club…
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Jones cautioned that just because the laws have been relaxed, not every riverboat casino will look to move onto land.

Governor Edwards will be one of a handful of governors who will meet with President Donald Trump in New Jersey on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reforms. Republican Senator John Kennedy and Attorney General Jeff Landry say the governor’s reforms are soft on crime. Deputy Chief of Staff, Richard Carbo, says Kennedy and Landry are playing politics with a critical issue…
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Edwin Edwards turns 91 today. The former four-term governor says he’s in good spirits and good health, and looking forward to many more years with his 39-year-old wife, Trina Edwards, and five-year-old son Eli. Edwards says he couldn’t have asked for a better way to start today.
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Louisiana has collected 250-thousand dollars in fines from private companies that manage care for most of the state’s Medicaid patients. Louisiana Medicaid Director Jen Steele says the companies had incorrect records for health providers, making it difficult for patients to make appointments or determining if a doctor is able to take new patients. Steele says the inaccurate data has been corrected.