Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard is re-visiting a 10 year old missing person’s case. Jim Shannon has more.
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The Edwards administration sends out 37-thousand letters tomorrow notifying Medicaid patients they could lose their benefits on July 1st and be forced to leave a nursing home or long term care facility. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard is re-opening the case in the disappearance of Barbara Blount. The then 58 year old went missing in the middle of the day on Friday May 2nd, 2008 and has never been seen again. Back then a dozen or so volunteers combed the woods surrounding her house in Holden, Ard says it’s time to stir the pot again.
Ard says a decade can sometimes soften peoples resolve and hopefully someone will give the Sheriff’s office a tip.
At the news conference where Ard announced he was revisiting the case, was the family of Barbara Blount. They again pleaded for the public’s help. Ard says it’s time to give it to them.
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The Pelicans season ended last night a 113-to-104 loss to the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Golden State was just too good in this series, but New Orleans Coach Alvin Gentry still sees his team is one on the rise…
Anthony Davis had 34 points and 19 rebounds in the loss. Davis led the Pelicans to the Western Conference semifinals, despite the loss of DeMarcus Cousins to a season ending torn Achilles tendon three months ago. A-D was asked after last night’s game if this was a successful season…
Gentry says playing the defending champs in the playoffs was a good measuring stick…
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A terrible automobile accident in North Louisiana claims the life of a 6 year old Houma boy. On Tuesday afternoon, in Richland Parish, 33-year old Trina Robinson of Houma was on I-20 when she exited at Bee Bayou. Trooper Michael Reichardt says her Yukon went off the road slightly and she over compensated, causing the S-U-V to flip. He says Sevante Robinson was in the back seat..
Four other people were in the vehicle and received moderate to minor injuries. Reichardt says they are always particularly disturbed when a child is killed.
Routine toxicology samples were taken from the driver and are pending.
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A Thibodaux man was arrested and released on bail yesterday after allegedly battering one woman, and running another over. 20-year-old Kip LeBlanc was charged with Aggravated Second Degree Battery and Domestic Abuse Battery. Lafourche Sheriffs Spokesperson Lt. Brennan Matherne says it started with an argument, and turned brutally violent.
It’s suspected that Matherne threw the second woman in front of his vehicle before running over her legs.
The second woman was taken to the hospital, and Matherne says the good news is it appears she’s going to be OK.
The initial argument took place at a residence that at one point was shared between LeBlanc, and the woman he allegedly punched. Matherne says it began as a domestic argument.
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The state will send out letters tomorrow to 37-thousand elderly and disabled people, warning them the Medicaid programs which pay for their care could be eliminated on July 1st. It’s possible legislators will approve funding to avoid the cut, but Louisiana Health Secretary Doctor Rebekah Gee didn’t want to take that chance
The state has a 648-million dollar revenue shortfall for next fiscal year and the House approved a budget that reduces funding for several health care services. Gee says they must plan for the elimination of four Medicaid programs that pay for nursing home and long-term care…
Some legislators say the letters are going out too soon and the funding problems can be fixed before July 1st. But Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says impacted patients need to consider their options…