Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says there will be fewer
construction projects in Louisiana for the next couple of years because of
budget limitations. He says the bond commission only allows the state to
borrow 6% of what funds the Revenue Estimating Conference says the state
has…:
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He says just because a project is included in the construction bill doesn’t
mean it will be completed.

One Marksville deputy city marshal charged with murder in the death of 6-
year-old Jeremy Mardis wants to find out if prosecutors used hypnosis on
any of their witnesses. Norris Greenhouse Jr’s attorney, George Higgins,
filed a motion to discover what was used during interrogation. Legal Analyst
Tim Meche says this is a more common practice than most think…:
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Senate candidate Troy Hebert is suing Southern Media and Opinion Research
pollster Bernie Pinsonat claiming he misrepresented him in a May poll as a
Republican instead of an independent — which could have altered the
results that lead to him being left out of forums. But Pinsonat says polls
always have potential margins of error and should not be used in these
kinds of cases because of that margin. He says using the poll was their
decision, and he didn’t have anything to do with that…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards is calling for the resignation of state Senator Troy Brown after his second domestic abuse arrest in less than a year. But Brown reportedly says he will not resign from the legislature. The senator was arrested last month on a misdemeanor domestic abuse battery charge for allegedly biting his wife on the arm. That arrest comes just 8 months after he was arrested for simple battery in New Orleans for allegedly punching his mistress in the face.