Two days into the second special session, several of Governor Joh Bel Edwards tax proposals have hit a wall. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says proposals that would have raised income taxes on middle and upper class income earners received a frosty reception from the House Ways and Means Committee:
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The governor signed a bill that would require signs to be posted before upcoming red light cameras. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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The state Department of Health and Hospitals announces total new enrollment for expanded Medicaid reached more than 197,000 adults.For information on Medicaid expansion, the state’s website on the initiative is healthy.la.gov.

The LSU Tigers are heading to the Super Regionals after winning the Baton Rouge Regional by beating Rice 5-2. The Most Valuable Player of the Regional was Greg Deichmann, who had three hits on Tuesday, including a monster home run that put the Tigers up 3-2 in the seventh inning….
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Deichmann’s blast went 417 feet.