The Red River continues to cause flooding problems in the Shreveport area. Eric Gill reports…:
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The state House did not advance a senate approved constitutional amendment that would have made it easier for Louisiana’s public colleges and universitities to raise tuition. The legislature has to sign off on any tution change at the state’s higher education institutions. The measure passed 33-4 on the Senate side but failed in the House 51-47.

Senators don’t want Louisiana to pay for Governor Bobby Jindal’s campaign travel. The head of the state democratic party, New Orleans Senator Karen Peterson, says State Police should not be using it’s own resources to support a presidential campaign. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny voted against the amendment, because a governor can always just say they were attending to state business..:
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Peterson’s amendment passed on a 29-5 vote. Jindal’s office said in a statement that it’s a shame the chair of the Democratic Party wants to leave a Republican governor unprotected. The Upper Chamber also approved their version of the budget today.

Tickets are now available for Jindal’s announcement regarding his presidential ambitions. The free event will take place at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner on June 24th.]