BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Shreveport couple was arrested after being accused of committing government benefits fraud.

According to the Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received criminal claims from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) that Ebony Taylor, 42, and Andre Jackson, 39, concealed their true income and employment status to get Medicaid benefits.

LBI found that Taylor applied for Medicaid benefits for herself and her dependents from 2017 to 2025. In her applications, she reported a bi-weekly income of $750 and withheld her marital status with Jackson. In the same period, Jackson applied for benefits and reported no income from 2017 to 2023.

An investigation revealed that the pair owned multiple properties and ha

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