Governor John Bel Edwards proposes a one-cent hike to the state’s existing four-cent sales tax as a way to address a 750-million dollar budget shortfall for this fiscal year. Republican lawmakers will likely oppose plans for higher taxes and instead call for more cuts to the budget. Edwards says he’s willing to discuss that issue…

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Edwards plans to call a three-week special legislative session starting on February 14th.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the Louisiana Family Forum is searching for the state’s “Longest Married Couple”. President Gene Mills says finding the longest married couple encourages others that marriage and family is a lasting and rewarding endeavor…

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The deadline to enter a couple married for over 70 years is February 5th.

According to an analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub, it costs less to smoke in Louisiana than in any other state. Michelle Southern reports…:

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A former Louisiana State Trooper has been sentenced to one year in jail for taking confiscated drugs and selling them. Ronald Thomas faced up to 20 years in prison on payroll fraud and drug charges. However, a judge reduced the sentence to one year with five years probation and 240 hours of community service. Although some are unhappy with the judge’s decision, an appeal of the sentence appears to be unlikely.