The White House releases a partial transcript of a phone call where President Trump asks the Ukrainian President to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son. Democrats say it’s an abuse of power, but House Minority Whip Steve Scalise says their impeachment inquiry is another partisan attack and misuse of authority by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The only member of the Louisiana delegation to support impeachment is New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond.
The Department of Health releases the state’s first opioid response plan, aiming to reduce the state’s opioid crisis. Assistant secretary of the Office of Behavioral Health Karen Stubbs says they’re aiming to enhance interventions and the capacity for treatment.
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Over 450 deaths were attributed to opioids in the state last year.
The Louisiana Department of Health cracks down on restaurants serving imported shrimp and crawfish and not properly disclosing the product’s origin…