With the special legislative session over, lawmakers are looking ahead to the regular session that starts Monday. The question is how the legislature will react to a highly fractured House after accusations of mistrust among members. Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey says he can’t see any scenario during the upcoming session where legislators pass a budget.
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Governor John Bel Edwards agrees that it will be difficult to pass a budget for next fiscal year in the regular session, because lawmakers will see the cuts will be too deep, without raising additional revenue. He says that’s why another special session is likely….
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Parents and students alike are worried how they can afford higher education since TOPS funding may be cut back. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A Denham Springs man has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly told investigators that he caused damage to a convenience store because he thought the owners were Muslim. Sheriff Jason Ard says 27-year-old Chad Horsley even tried to steal the store’s ATM machine…
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Horsley is being held on a 56-thousand dollar bond.