Matt Bloom
Morning Edition Producer, Reporter - Louisiana Public Radio-
Louisiana ranks #43 in Lung Cancer Survival Rates in the U.S. at 22.9%, well below the national average.
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple points to one factor in particular for the high rates: Louisiana motorists are more likely to claim an injury following a wreck.
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Louisiana longshoremen are calling for higher wages and more protections against automation.
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Tulane University researchers surveyed over 3,300 US adults and found that 82% of women and 42% of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who signed the Ten Commandments law, is the first Republican governor in the state in eight years and has gotten national attention for a number of right-wing policies.