A lengthy debate is underway on the House floor over a measure that does not use any dollars from the Rainy Day Fund to help close a 304-million dollar budget gap. Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds’ bill calls for 128-million dollars in an additional cuts than the governor has proposed….
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But others argue it’s the middle of the budget year and now is not the time to be cutting more than necessary.

The federal government has approved the state’s use of 438-million dollars in federal flood aid that was allocated by Congress. Julie Baxter Payer with the governor’s office says most of it will help low income families who are elderly or disabled and did not have flood insurance….
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Payer says they are waiting for federal approval on another 1-point-two billion dollars that can be used to help homeowners rebuild.

Today is Coach “O” Day in Lafourche Parish to honor LSU’s head football coach Ed Orgeron. Orgeron is a native of Larose, where an event will be held at the local civic center at 6:00 p.m. Organizer Larry Weidel says the event has over 90 sponsors and 1,000 tickets were sold…:
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During the banquet Orgeron’s high school football jersey will be retired.

Parkway High School Head Football Coach David Feaster has been dismissed. The abrupt firing comes days after telling a Shreveport radio talk show host that Alabama football coaches are not welcome on Parkway’s campus.