Could lawmakers be getting closer to agreeing on a deal that would close the state’s $304 million dollar budget deficit? The special session must end tomorrow at midnight. Senate President John Alario is hopeful lawmakers are close to reaching a compromise…:
Cut 5 (07) “under that assumption”
The Senate approved a plan that would tap $99 million from the Rainy Day Fund, a deal that hinges on a plan by House Speaker Taylor Barras that would free up statutory dedicated funds in the future.

Covington Representative Paul Hollis plans to propose a bill for the regular session that would make it easier to remove a politician from office. He says it currently takes signatures from 33-percent of a jurisdiction’s registered voters…:
Cut 10 (08) “in that election”
There’s currently an effort to recall Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni after a sexting scandal with 17-year-old boy.

A Baton Rouge contractor is now facing a slew of charges in multiple parishes after allegedly scamming dozens of August flood victims. Baton Rouge Police say the owner of Complete Construction, Matthew Morris, was booked on offenses including home improvement fraud, theft of assets of an aged person, and exploitation of the infirmed. Legal analyst Tim Meche says there’s a chance Morris won’t serve any jail time…:
Cut 6 (11) “some jail time”
Today’s arrest comes less than two weeks after Morris was booked in Ascension Parish amid allegations he scammed 13 flood victims.