Edwin Edwards’ daughter tells the Associated Press that doctors are expected to release the former four-term governor from the hospital today after a low blood sugar drop led to him being unresponsive yesterday morning. Biographer Leo Honeycutt says Edwards had a stomach virus over the weekend, but up until then, he was doing quite well for a 92-year-old man and was in good spirits at a public event two weeks ago…
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The Louisiana Health Department begins a three-day opioid action summit today in Slidell as experts gather to share ways to respond to the national opioid epidemic. Office of Behavioral Health Deputy Assistant Secretary Doctor Janice Peterson…
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In 2018, there were more than 450 opioid-related deaths, a 187 percent increase from 2012.

The Louisiana Republican Party has made its endorsements in the statewide races for the October 12th election. The G-O-P says it supports both Republican gubernatorial challengers, Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone, but the party has made a pick in the race for Insurance Commissioner, endorsing incumbent Jim Donelon over challenger Tim Temple. LSU-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow says the endorsement could sway the election in a race where there’s not a lot of policy daylight between the two Republicans…
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