Louisiana, Baton Rouge to share in $26B opioid settlement as deal nears

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Three of the largest pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are close to reaching a $26 billion deal with state and local governments, including Louisiana and East Baton Rouge Parish, that would settle thousands of lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic, The Associated Press reports.  While Louisiana and East Baton Rouge Parish

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