Abraham blocks Obama floodplain expansion order

Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced Monday that the U.S. House of Representatives passed his legislation to block an executive order from the Obama Administration that could drive up the costs of building in Louisiana communities. On Thursday, July 7, the House passed HR 5485, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.

Mourners remember Louisiana father shot by police

Mourners gathered for a vigil to commemorate a black father of five apparently shot to death while being held down by police in Louisiana, hours after federal civil rights investigators said they will probe the incident. Protestors gather in front of a mural of Alton Sterling on the wall of a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisianna where Sterling was apparently shot dead while being held down by police Lighting candles just before dusk, a crowd of hundreds gathered outside the Baton Rouge convenience store where 37-year-old Alton Sterling was shot dead by one officer after being pinned to the floor.

Medicaid expansion will impact public-private partnerships for charity hospitals

Perhaps more than in any other state, the expansion of Medicaid to give thousands of Louisiana residents no-cost health insurance stands to have a profound impact on health care - whether it's better or worse than the system that was already established to cover the needs of the poor. Louisiana on Friday is set to become the 31st state in the country to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act.

Jim Gilmore showed Rick Santorum how it’s done

The former governor of Virginia was seen as perhaps the least competitive major candidate during the heat of the Republican primary process. Gilmore almost consistently placed last in polling and qualified to appear in only two debates until he ended his campaign in February.