Governor John Bel Edwards will reportedly meet with business leaders today to discuss what options the state has when it comes to addressing a one-billion dollar plus budget deficit, because temporary taxes are set to expire. Publisher of la-politics-dot-com Jeremy Alford says another special session maybe needed to avoid the state from going over the so-called fiscal cliff…
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is meeting with rural convention and visitor bureaus to discuss ways to boost tourism in rural areas….
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Nungesser was in Tallulah and Oil City yesterday. Today he’s in Opelousas and tomorrow Houma.

Congressman Garret Graves is concerned about flood recovery dollars getting into the hands of victims as the one year anniversary of the historic flood approaches. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The New Orleans City Council holds a special meeting today to review the city’s drainage system following Saturday’s rainstorm that flooded numerous homes and businesses. The Sewerage and Water Board says there was simply too much rain for the largest drainage system in the world to handle.