 BY VICKI FERSTEL | Staff writer When Louisiana lawmakers convene this week at Gov. Jeff Landry’s request to consider sweeping changes to the state’s public safety system, the debate will center over whether to keep people in jail longer or show them second chances. Read staff writer James Finn's exploration of the issue here.
How did the Blue Cross Blue Shield proposed sale to Elevance Health, one of the nation's largest insurers, end up on life support? Blue Cross and Elevance had some of the state’s most powerful lobbyists for the proposed $2.5 billion sale and spent some $20 million to get the deal over the finish line. But a buzz saw of opposition put the plans on hold, for now.
Forecasts since the start of the year have warned of a poor crawfish season, and now those predictions are proving out in the marketplace with higher prices, scarcer supply and smaller crawfish. Mon Dieu! Or, in English, Yikes! Never fear. Staff writer Ian McNulty has this advice on how to cope. | 
