Governor John Bel Edwards today will reveal how he proposes to close a $304 million dollar budget deficit during the special session that begins a week from today. He wants to tap into the Rainy Day Fund, which would still leave $185 million to plug the entire hole. But the governor does want to protect certain sectors…:
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Edwards says he’ll also ask legislators to minimize cuts to higher ed.

For the past 7 years, Tulane medical students have been learning the ins and outs of healthy cooking as part of their curriculum, and now schools around the country are following suit. Dr. Tim Harlan, with the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, discusses the classes for med students:
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Tired of political rants on Facebook? Halen Doughty reports on how to get it out of your newsfeed…:
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According to reports, the 8-year-old niece of pop-star Britney Spears was in an ATV accident in Kentwood and is in critical condition. Sources say Jamie Lynn Spears’ daughter was riding the 4-wheeler while on a hunting trip, when it flipped — and she is now on life support at a nearby hospital.