A special enrollment period begins Sunday on the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace giving some a second chance of obtaining health insurance. Eric Gill reports…
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A New Orleans lawmaker will be sponsoring legislation in the upcoming session which provides funds to pay for sexual assault victim care with expired winning casino tickets. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A special enrollment period begins Sunday on the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace giving some, who didn’t realized they would be penalized on their taxes for not being covered, a second chance of obtaining health insurance. Terry Tucker, with the Health Insurance Store of Louisiana, says the government decided to offer a special enrollment period as this is the first tax season since Obamacare was enacted…
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This special enrollment period will go through April 30. Tucker says this special period is not for everyone. He says you must meet certain qualifications…
Tucker says another issue that has cropped up since the open enrollment period ended in February is missing documents. He says all paperwork must be submitted within 60 days of signing up. Tucker suggests you double check your enrollment packet…
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The state Department of Agriculture and Forestry is taking precautionary measures against a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain, also known as bird flu, after cases have been confirmed in Arkansas. Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain says outbreaks of avian influenza have been confirmed in several states…
Avian influenza has also been found in Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington. Strain says this flu strain is H-5-N-2, not the type that humans normally get, which is H-5-N-1. He says a poultry quarantine will keep any live poultry products from entering the state from an area that’s been affected by this flu strain…
Although this flu strain is not normally contracted by humans, Strain says the public should be cautious about transferring the disease…
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A New Orleans lawmaker will be sponsoring legislation in the upcoming session which provides funds to pay for sexual assault victim care with expired winning casino tickets. Rep. Helena Moreno said they had to come up with a way to create recurring revenue that would continue to pump dollars into the Crime Victims Reparation Fund…:
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Under the proposed law, hospitals would not bill victims -and- those who come forward aren’t limited to 72 hours to report an incident in order for the services to be provided at no charge. Moreno says they needed to find money to put into the Crime Victims Reparation Fund. She says in Louisiana, casinos and tracks are allowed to keep expired winnings as earnings…:
Moreno says the dollars amount to about $1.5 million coming from casinos and about $800,000 from race tracks every year. She also says one of the best parts of this is that from the money going into the Crime Victims Reparation Fund from the state, there is also a federal match on top of that…:
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The four candidates for governor met Friday in a forum to discuss Louisiana’s oil and gas industry. To close, each candidate had a chance to say why they should be Louisiana’s next governor. Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards says the state has been going in the wrong direction under the Jindal Administration which he’s been saying for years
The Louisiana gubernatorial election will take place on October 24. Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle says he’s been asked what was the number one reason he thought he was qualified to be governor. He said it’s because he has had a teenager in his home for the last 15 years…:
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Many political pundits have made remarks about the difficult budget scenario Louisiana’s next governor will be inheriting. Republican Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says he’s been asked why on earth he’d seek an office that is essentially in shambles…:
The Republican candidates told the group they support the oil and gas industry and understand its importance to the state. But Edwards was more guarded in his comments. Republican US Senator David Vitter said he is fully ready to take on the challenges facing the state…:
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