Edwards aims to end contract with north La. hospital manager

BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards is moving to oust the operator of LSU's hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe, after it refused renegotiated contract terms sought by the governor.Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne sent a letter to the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana notifying the hospital manager the state will seek to end the contract.The governor's office released the letter Thursday. Edwards spokesman Richard Carbo says the two sides have 45 days to continue co