Governor John Bel Edwards proposed a budget today that calls for deep cuts in state funding for corrections, healthcare, and higher education including an 80 percent cut to TOPS. Matt Doyle was there…
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise returned to the Capitol following surgery related to a shooting which injured him last summer shattering bone and striking internal organs. He says he feels great following the January 10th procedure which was quote “very successful, but it took a long recovery.
Gas prices are on the rise at a time of the year when prices traditionally go down. Louisiana drivers are paying 2.36 a gallon for regular gasoline, while a month ago, prices were at 2.21 a gallon. Triple A fuel analyst Don Redman says another reason for the high prices is domestic oil output is surpassing OPEC producing nations…
Prices could continue going up as oil is now past 60 dollars a barrel.
A Business Development Advisors study shows 77-thousand military jobs in Louisiana account for 7-point-7-billion-dollars in economic output. Several military installations have been trimmed or closed completely across the U.S. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says it’s important that communication with Congress remains open to keep the state’s installations operating…