It’s a big day of parades and floats across south Louisiana and wild costumes in New Orleans historic French Quarter. All things Mardi Gras, Arthur Hardy says Zulu gets it started in the Big Easy this morning, which is one of the oldest African American Clubs, founded in 1909….
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If you are heading out for Mardi Gras festivities, it will be sunny and cool and a bit breezy.

Governor John Bel Edwards has put together a special web page to solicit public input on how to handle the state’s budget crisis. It can be found at gov-dot-louisiana-dot-gov. The Public Affairs Research Council has also provided a series of recommendations on how to cut government spending. PAR president Robert Travis Scott says elected officials have a huge task in front of them…
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A special session to address the state’s budget problems begins Sunday.

The 2016 US Senate race in Louisiana is off and running with several announced candidates already campaigning. Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany, who is seeking outgoing senator David Vitter’s seat, stopped in Baton Rouge and told reporters that strengthing our national security is a must…
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US Representative John Fleming, state treasurer John Kennedy, former ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert, retired US Air Force Colonel Rob Maness and New Orleans lawyer Caroline Fayard are other announced candidates.

Governor John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry continue to fued about a lawsuit involving Common Core. Landry wants to follow through with an appeal involving the suit, which was originally filed by former Governor Bobby Jindal. But Edwards says that’s not necessary, especially since Louisiana is in the process of rewriting its public school standards.