Budget cuts rumor denied by hospital officials
Independence officials report rumors that Lallie Kemp Medical Center might lose inpatient services due to budget cuts. Administrators LeVern Meades and Mendes say no changes are planned for this fiscal year or next, and Don Buchanan reiterates no official decisions have been made.
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Independence
Lallie Kemp Medical Center
LeVern Meades
Mendes
Lallie Kemp
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Don Buchanan
Meades
Ratcliff vetoes pay raise for parish workers
Livingston Parish President Dewey Ratcliff vetoed a 50 cent per hour raise for parish employees citing unresolved Waste Management issues or finances. The measure must return to the Parish Council for approval. The council also heard census job pay scales, a sewerage project grant note, a Holden plat denial, and Red Cross Month proclamation.
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Livingston
Livingston Parish
Dewey Ratcliff
Ratcliff
Ed Arledge
Concerned Citizens of
Woodside
Colleen Scott
Scott
Lisa Foreman
Barton & Associates
Springfield
Haynes Settlement
Medicare cuts 10 percent doctor extra pay sparks outcry
Area physicians say Medicare ends the additional 10 percent incentive pay and asks return of six months of extra earnings, while some checks still arrive. They accuse a bureaucratic error of misclassifying Tangipahoa Parish and lack notification. Congressional pressure grows as doctors seek clarity.
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Washington, D.C
Tilyou
Tangipahoa Parish
Livingston Parish to discuss Woodside Landfill permit
The solid waste committee of Livingston Parish Council will meet Monday at 5 p.m. at the courthouse to discuss the Woodside Landfill. David Mason of Woodside proposed taking over the parish permit to expand on nearby Waste Management property while offering $150,000 over five years for a new public relations employee. Community group concerns note high landfill volumes and post closure funds, urging full public evaluation.
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Livingston
Livingston Parish
Woodside
David Mason
Woodside Landfill
Mason
Department of Environmental Quality
Louisiana
Ed Arledge
Satsuma
Chase Manhattan Bank
Deq
Arledge
J.L. Shilling
Randy Rushing
Stan Cain
Buddy Mincey
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