Midnight tonight the special session must end as lawmakers work on a fix to the $304 million dollar mid-year deficit and how much of the state’s savings to use to help. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the House and Senate seem to be playing a game of chicken…:
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He says if the legislature doesn’t come up with something today, the governor could call them back for another special session, make cuts himself or deal with this in the April regular session.

$403 million dollars is what the Powerball jackpot has reached tonight. Louisiana Lottery spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says the state hasn’t had a big winner since 2013, but lots of other prizes have been won here…:
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Tonight’s drawing has a cash value of $244 million.

Tulane University has issued a report which says the state’s stricter teacher tenure law has led to 1,700 public school teachers’ resignation. A law took effect in 2012 which linked job security of teachers to annual ratings based on student achievement. Before teachers earned job protection under tenure. Since the law, teacher exits rose 3.7 percent according to the report.

A new movie is being filmed in Monroe that highlights the importance of mentorship and fatherhood. Halen Doughty has more…:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Halen Doughty”.