Governor John Bel Edwards calls yesterday’s ending of the regular session an epic failure as lawmakers were unable to come to a compromise on the House and Senate versions of the spending plan for next fiscal year. The Governor supported the Senate version which he said fully funded TOPS and spared from cuts higher education, prisons and child welfare programs…:
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But House Republican leaders wanted to limit spending in the event of a midyear shortfall. The special session resumes Monday.

Both Eastbound lanes of I-10 will be closed between Sorrento and Gramercy from 9 tonight through Monday morning at the latest. DOTD spokesman Rodney Mallet says crews removed a ramp in March to take off for repair and now they’re putting it back, so use an alternate route if you’re going to New Orleans:
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Juveniles serving life sentences for murder will soon be eligible for parole after 25 years. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The Baton Rouge man accused of running over a 12-year-old boy in a police chase during a drug investigation is saying he’s not the one who hit the child. Joshual Hilton’s attorney issued a statement after new charges were announced against the suspect, saying the truth is that their client is innocent in the death of Sammy Lee. State Police say they stand by their charge of manslaughter.