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Louisiana efforts to fight opioid epidemic get boost -- thanks to nearly $30 million

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Louisiana efforts to fight opioid epidemic get boost -- thanks to nearly $30 million

BY ELIZABETH CRISP | ecrisp@theadvocate.com
Sep 23, 2018 - 4:00 pm
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Louisiana's beefing up its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, thanks to a nearly $30 million boost from the federal government. Read more

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Our Views: Louisiana budget surplus good news -- except for Gov. John Bel Edwards' foes

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