The question about Governor John Bel Edwards budget fix proposals is whether or not the legislature will get on board. In the face of a current $750 million dollar shortfall, Edwards laid out options including raising sales taxes by a penny. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Edwards is tasked with convincing voters across Louisiana that we need this much revenue…:
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Pinsonat says former Governor Bobby Jindal was heavily criticized for leaving office with such a big deficit by moving money around, but one thing he didn’t do was raise taxes.

A man continues to recover from a bullet wound after he accidentally shot himself while he was raking leaves. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office says they responded and located 52-year-old Ricky Bolton of Mora suffering from a gunshot wound to his thigh. He told deputies that while he was raking leaves, a .22 Magnum revolver in his pocket discharged and hit him in the upper thigh. He was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The New Orleans Police Department arrests the grandmother of a 3-year-old who was killed after a gun discharged from under a pillow while he was sleeping. 43-year-old Deonca Kennedy, who didn’t cooperate with police, is charged with negligent homicide and second degree cruelty to a juvenile. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says a variety of tests will be conducted to find out how the gun was fired:
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The investigation is ongoing.

The late West Monroe football coach Don Shows along with baseball star Todd Walker highlight the seven member class that will be inducted in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this year. Shows is fourth on Louisiana’s all-time wins list and won eight state titles at West Monroe. Walker was a three-sport star at Airline High School, but baseball was is his main sport and ended up playing 12 years in the Big Leagues.