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August 21, 2018

Louisiana’s uninsured rate plunges

The 2017 Louisiana Health Insurance Survey results released Monday revealed the first substantial drop in the percentage of uninsured adults since LSU researchers began conducting the survey in 2003.

Number of the Day

350,467 - Estimated number of people in Louisiana who did not have health insurance in 2017, including 29,000 children. (Source: 2017 Louisiana Health Insurance Survey)
February 10, 2017

Seventy votes needed to tap rainy-day fund

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to patch the mid-year budget shortfall leans heavily on tapping the state’s Budget Stabilization Fund, commonly known as the rainy-day fund.