LSU Health New Orleans researchers revealed the tremendous loss hospitals face financially when treating patients with firearm injuries. Whitney Thomas has more…

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Senator John Kennedy says he’s thinking about running for Governor next year and will decide soon. How might that affect a race the state Republican Party wants Jeff Landry to win? Kevin Gallagher has more…:

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An inmate survives after jumping from the third story of a parking deck during an escape attempt. Brooke Thorington has more from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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An LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine study indicates a huge financial loss from treating gun violence patients. Firearm injuries cost its Level One trauma center more than $ 20 million over a four-year period. Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Christopher Marrero says when victims of firearm-related injuries can not pay their medical expenses, the hospitals write off unpaid medical bills as medical losses and that cost trickles down to you

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The study examined gunshot wound patients from 2016 to 2019. The estimated cost of treatment was $ 37 million however the hospital only collected $ 17 million resulting in a net loss of $ 20 million. Marrero says Medicaid only paid hospitals on average 90 cents for every dollar spent caring for patients.

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Nonfatal gunshot injuries are highest in the South, and Louisiana leads the nation in such wounds.  The financial impact extends beyond one day care to follow-up visits, rehabilitation, and secondary surgeries.

Marrero says further research is needed to find solutions for this ever-growing public health issue.

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Newly re-elected Senator John Kennedy says he is considering running for governor next year, despite the state GOP emphatically backing Attorney General Jeff Landry. What effect might his entering the race have? LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Kennedy’s announcement has the logic of numbers behind it…:

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Hogan thinks Kennedy officially getting into the race may well affect the plans of others interested in running. He says Kennedy is not the kind of opponent most candidates want…:

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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Treasurer John Schroder, and state Senator Sharon Hewitt have all expressed interest in running under the GOP banner. Hogan says Kennedy’s entry might dissuade that.

Within a short time of Senator Kennedy’s message that he may decide to run, the Louisiana Republican party re-affirmed its endorsement of Jeff Landry. Hogan says, despite that, the Attorney General may be less palatable for many as governor…:

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Kennedy was re-elected to the U.S. Senate last week with well over 60-percent of the vote.

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In Rapides Parish, an inmate jumped from the third floor of a parking deck trying to make an escape after a court appearance Monday morning. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says the inmate was in court for an obscenity charge.

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Carnline says the prisoner sustained a broken foot and leg and the incident happened after his court appearance as he was being transported back to the Rapides Parish Detention Center Three. The inmate’s name has not been released pending family notification.

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And while escape attempts during court transportations have happened before, Carnline says he doesn’t recall an inmate ever jumping off the third story of the parking deck.

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The inmate was transported to a local hospital and the incident is under investigation.

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Construction kicked off Monday in Broussard to begin the Ambassador Caffery Interchange and a future 1-49 south project. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the $136 million, three-mile project will complete a full interchange at the Ambassador Caffery I-49 or US 90 intersection that’s currently signalized.

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Wilson says the project will improve safety for motorists at the interchange. He says those traveling from Albertson’s Parkway to Ambassador Caffery will complete the interchange without traveling on the mainline and great separation for those going into Lafayette from the south…

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Wilson says they’ve already brought other projects in the area up to interstate grade and as these links begin to connect, he says you’ll start to see a much safer footprint and more efficient traffic.

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The 1-49 south corridor includes approximately 160 miles of roadways which more than 100 miles have been completed or are currently under construction.

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The Saints are 3-7 and tied for last in the NFC South and appear to be going nowhere this season. But Coach Dennis Allen is not ready to quit on the season…

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The Saints could make another change at quarterback. The offense under the direction of quarterback Andy Dalton has scored just two touchdowns over the last two games. Opening day starter Jameis Winston never got his job back after injuring his back and Allen says Winston is still not fully healthy…

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LSU Coach Brian Kelly is sure to get coach of the year votes for taking a program that had less than 40 scholarship players in January to a squad that will appear in the SEC Championship game on December 3rd. Kelly used the transfer portal to help rebuild the program quickly and despite all the new players, the team has good chemistry…

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LSU hosts UAB this Saturday and then will conclude the regular season on November 26th at Texas A&M. Kelly says his staff will not look ahead to do some pre-planning for Georgia in the SEC title game…

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LSU’s offense had its struggles last Saturday in Fayetteville as quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for 86 yards and was sacked seven times. Kelly says the Razorbacks game plan on defense gave them problems…

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This morning Senator John Kennedy revealed he is considering running for governor next year. Within hours the Louisiana GOP reminded people they already have a candidate. Marsanne Golsby has more.

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The mother of Ronald Greene voiced her frustration to lawmakers investigating the State Police custody death of her son because no one’s been held accountable. Brooke Thorington has the story…

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In a statement released this morning, Senator John Kennedy says he is considering entering the 2023 race for governor.  Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat thinks the Democrat’s victories in the Senate will influence Kennedy’s decision.

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This morning, after Kennedy released his statement, the Louisiana Republican Party doubled down on its endorsement of Attorney General Jeff Landry. The party issued a statement formally endorsing Landry even though news outlets reported the endorsement a week ago. Consultant Roy Fletcher says the party’s announcement was premature.

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Fletcher says he doesn’t believe Kennedy’s actions will be influenced by anything except his own political ambitions and instincts.

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Pinsonat says the overwhelming support Kennedy received in his reelection race set him up well to be a leading candidate for governor.

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Kennedy won reelection to the Senate with 62 percent of the vote.

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Shortly before one o’clock Sunday afternoon, the earth moved for folks in Blanchard. Geophysicist Paul Caruso with the US Geological Service confirms an earthquake took place in Caddo Parish, about 16 miles west-northwest of Shreveport.

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This is the second earthquake in the area in just over a year and a half. In 2021 a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was reported on April Fools. Caruso describes what residents experienced during Sunday’s quake.

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On the same day a grand jury convenes in North Louisiana to consider charges against state troopers in the 2019 beating death of Black motorist Ronald Greene, his mother Mona Hardin addresses lawmakers at a legislative committee investigating Greene’s death.

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Three and a half years later Hardin says those who’ve come forward about the coverup of her son’s death were extremely brave but yet no one’s been held accountable.

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Hardin says she’s been in touch with other families who’ve lost a loved one from police brutality and yet nothing has been done to correct the issue. She says since Greene’s murder, she remains in denial and a trance to cope with his brutal death.

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The last legislative committee meeting investigating Greene’s death was held in June.

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Pope John Paul the Second High School in Slidell is mourning the death of a student  killed in a car crash on I-12 Friday night. Sixteen-year-old Christian Tullis died after he slammed into the back of a semi-truck. His dad is the head volleyball coach and the Jaguars, including his sister Ali, still played a state championship volleyball match in Lafayette on Saturday…

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Pope John Paul lost the Division Four title game to Isidore Newman.

She says her brother wasn’t naturally athletic but became an accomplished volleyball player anyway and played on the football team…

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Ali Tullis played in the Division four state championship game Saturday without her grieving father and mother who are both coaches. The players wore white ribbons that had the initials CT written in black ink with a drawing of a cross below it.

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