There’s two days left in the special session and legislative leaders say they are close to agreeing on a plan to close a 304-million dollar budget deficit. The proposal calls for the use of 99-million dollars in rainy day money and the Senate agreeing to a House bill that would give the legislature more flexibility to take money away from statutory dedications in future years.

If you want better roads, the state needs an extra $700 million dollars a year. That’s according to DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson. Speaking before the Baton Rouge Press Club, Wilson says Louisiana hasn’t adjusted its transportation revenue stream in nearly 30 years…:
CUT 4 (11) “due to inflation”
He says one way to increase revenue is to raise the gasoline tax.

Covington Representative Paul Hollis is working on legislation to recall politicians when the public becomes dissatisified with them….
cut 11 (10) “…it’s impossible”
Hollis says it’s his plan to bring a bill to the legislature in the regular seassion that would require signatures from a certain percentage voters who participated in the election of that official, instead of 33-percent of the number of registered voters.

56-year-old Vickie Williams-Tillman is being called a hero for jumping on the back of a suspect who was fighting with a Baton Rouge police officer over the weekend. Officer Billy Amie says Williams-Tillman is a true hero, but her actions shouldn’t have been needed…
cut 9 (07) ‘…the world”
Authorities say the man who was attacking the officer is 28-year-old Thomas Bennett.