Governor John Bel Edwards met with House Speaker Taylor Barras on Wednesday to continue budget talks and how to fill the $1.1 billion dollar budget gap next fiscal year. That’s when temporary taxes are slated to expire. Edwards called the meeting a good, frank exchange…:
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Edwards says his office will continue to pursue a balanced approach to resolving the state’s fiscal woes with a combination of cuts and new revenue.

State Police say a 2-year-old pedestrian was run over and killed in Tangipahoa Parish last night. They say a preliminary investigation found that little Kaleb Dyson was standing with a large group of choir members from the Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church when he ran into the road. His mother tried to stop him, but it was too late and the toddler was run over and later died.

As Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources worried about Louisiana crawfish found in lakes and ponds around the state, Lafayette Travels heads up north today to teach the Wolverine State a thing or two about our beloved mudbugs. President and CEO of Lafayette Travel Ben Berthelot says they will hold a one day festival called CrayDay in Vicksburg on Saturday…
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He says the event will also feature informational sessions on setting traps for the crustaceans.

Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says we now know that Superintendent of Education John White had no reason to worry about his job, though he clearly had opponents…:
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And BESE gave White a 3.0 rating out of 4 during his evaluation Wednesday.