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Louisiana scrutinizes Medicaid autism therapy as spending rises 41%
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (688+ words) Louisiana Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein testifies before a state Senate committee. Credit: Nolan McKendry / The Center Square (The Center Square) — After federal auditors found nearly $200 million in improper payments for autism-related services in four states, Louisiana is increasing scrutiny of…...
Guest Column: SpaceX announcement shows Louisiana is competing again
1+ week, 3+ day ago (614+ words) The sun rises over marshland along Freshwater City Road near where SpaceX is planning to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport in Vermilion Parish, La., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. President and chief operating officer of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the SpaceX announcement at…...
Louisiana positioned as key gateway for Venezuelan crude
1+ week, 4+ day ago (524+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana could emerge as one of the biggest domestic beneficiaries of a U.S.-backed expansion of Venezuela's oil industry, with refineries designed to process the country's heavy crude and infrastructure capable of receiving massive oil tankers offshore. Where…...
Louisiana ends Healthy Blue Medicaid deal affecting 290K
1+ week, 4+ day ago (392+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana is ending its Medicaid managed care partnership with Healthy Blue, a change that will force more than 290,000 people to move to another health plan by the beginning of next year. The Louisiana Department of Health announced…...
Louisiana Democrats helped bring Meta to the state. Some regret their votes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (890+ words) (The Center Square) — Some Louisiana Democrats who helped pass a massive data center tax break in 2024 now say they regret the vote or would have scrutinized the legislation more closely, after the incentive helped bring Meta and a wave of…...
Louisiana???s Medicaid program will lose another provider, affecting 290,000 people
1+ week, 5+ day ago (570+ words) September 9th, 2026 | 9:00 AM September 15th, 2026 | 12:00 AM October 5th, 2026 | 4:00 PM Louisiana will lose one of its five Medicaid insurance plans at the end of the year, according to information the Louisiana Department of Health provided Tuesday. The Healthy Blue plan, offered by Elevance Health…...
Amid SpaceX announcement, records show Louisiana officials signed NDAs with Tesla, Oracle
2+ week, 2+ day ago (612+ words) A video of Elon Musk and Gov. Jeff Landry visiting Pecan Island recently plays during the announcement of plans to build a SpaceX spaceport on the Louisiana coast south of Pecan Island Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Abbeville, La. Louisiana Economic Development…...
Louisiana extends foster caregiver medical mileage reimbursements
3+ week, 5+ day ago (133+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will continue reimbursing foster caregivers for mileage to children's medical appointments after some reported difficulties accessing reimbursement information during a transition to Medicaid transportation services. Children…...
Louisiana extends foster-care mileage reimbursements
4+ week, 19+ min ago (202+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana foster caregivers will continue to receive medical mileage reimbursements from the state through the end of the year after caregivers reported difficulties navigating a transition to Medicaid transportation benefits. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family…...