It’s the last day of the legislative session and lawmakers have until 6 PM to approve a budget for next fiscal year and pass revenue generating bills that would stave off large cuts to higher education and health care. Senate Finance Chairman Jack Donahue says legislators also need to pass a tax offset to prevent Governor Bobby Jindal from vetoing certain tax bills…

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The SAVE tax credit could be used to offset tax increases and satisfy Jindal’s demand for a revenue neutral budget.

The LSU baseball team leaves for Omaha today and the fans won’t be far behind as preparations begin for the Tigers 17th College World Series appearance. Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau spokeswoman Deborah Ward says they love it when the Purple and Gold Nation is in town…

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LSU will play TCU on Sunday at 2pm.

The rising waters of the Red River have some concerned that could lead to a higher number of mosquitoes this summer. LSU AgCenter Entomologist Kristin Healy says any time you get more water, you get more mosquitoes. Healy says when a river floods, it floods nearby flood plains and that’s where the problem lies…

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Healy says the mosquitoes the area will see from the floods will likely not be the “house mosquito” that transmits the West Nile Virus. She says mosquito control departments in areas along the Red River will have their hands full this summer as they combat the pests.