A marathon meeting of Senate Governmental Affairs results in the approval of a Congressional map that will likely result in five Republicans and one Democrat representing Louisiana in the U.S. House. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana State Police has agreed to pay the family of Ronald Greene 4.8-million dollars to settle the wrongful death case. The settlement comes almost seven years to the day after a group of white troopers fatally beat Greene, who was Black, during a traffic stop in Union Parish. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says given the degree of liability for the loss of a human life, this is a very reasonable settlement.
The Revenue Estimating Conference adopts a forecast that will result in fewer available dollars to spend for state lawmakers. Melinda Deslatte with the Public Affairs Research Council says Governor Landry’s tax reform plan that went into effect last year is the main reason for the decline in state revenue.