30-thousand Louisiana residents have been removed from the Medicaid program because their income is too high. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Rouses is moving it’s corporate headquarters down the road from Thibodeaux into a new space in Schriever in ten miles away from their current location. The new spot will host the headquarter’s 150 workers at a 32 acre facility that was purchased last week. The company also revealed that they will be opening their first distribution center, which will add up to 300 jobs over the next year.
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The Louisiana Good Roads Association says the state should steer clear of toll roads as a way to raise more funds to build highway projects. President Kenneth Perret says because of the low traffic volume statewide, tolls in Louisiana only have their place in very specific situations, like high traffic bridges.
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This was in response to those who have called for toll roads instead of a proposed increase to the gas tax.
Investigators are trying to determine if three church fires in the span of a week, two in St. Landry Parish, the other in Caddo Parish are connected. State Fire Marshal’s spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says they have determined the fire set at a Pentecostal Church in Shreveport was intential, and are hunting a suspect.
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