We find out later today if the state’s budget situation is even worse than previously thought. The Revenue Estimating Conference meets to get a revised forecast on how much money the state is expected to collect in taxes. Governor John Bel Edwards has hinted that the 750-million dollar shortfall for this fiscal year could grow.

State representative Mike Johnson, a republican from Bossier City, is expected to announce his candidacy today in the 4th Congressional District race…
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Republican Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany introduces legislation that seeks to block President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on a barrel of oil to pay for a new 21st century clean transportation system. Boustany says a new tax on oil will hit an industry that has already struggled over the past year…
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Other Republican Congressional members have also said Mr. Obama’s tax proposal is dead on arrival.

The party is all over as the carnival season came to a close at midnight last night and the Lenten season is underway. The New Orleans Police Department says they confiscated 30 guns near parade routes over the last 12 days.