THUMBS UP
The Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency,
which coordinates organ transplants in the state, has gone from the bottom 10 to the top 10 in the country for organizations of its kind in the last two years, LOPA told the Louisiana Illuminator. Prior to 2022, LOPA faced scrutiny from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its low organ donation rate. But LOPA in 2023 reformed its operations, worked on improving services and expanded staff, and it is now in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s highest rated category.
THUMBS DOWN
Louisiana
is sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to help Trump’s blustering, fascist crackdown on the city. Gov. Jeff Landry last week announced Louisiana is joining five other red states in sending National Guard members to “return safety and sanity to Washington” — despite the fact violent crime there has fallen for two years and is at its lowest point since the 1960s.
THUMBS DOWN
The Trump administration’s federal budget cuts…