Governor Edwards has called for a special session to begin a week from Tuesday and it would end June 4th. During this time, legislators will be asked to replace expiring sales taxes and fill a 648-million dollar budget deficit. The governor is optimstic lawmakers will come up with a solution to the fiscal cliff.

A House bill that allows some convicted felons while serving probation and parole to get their voting privileges back cleared the Senate Governmental Affairs committee today. The bill restores voting rights for those on parole once it’s been five years after their release from prison. Jonesboro Senator Jim Fannin was in staunch opposition to the bill. Saying losing your voting rights should be used as a deterrent to crime….
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Despite Fannin’s opposition, the measure heads to the Senate floor for final approval.

Today’s US Supreme court ruling means sports gambling won’t just be restricted to Nevada. Jim Shannon on what it means for Louisiana.
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The American Civil Liberties Union says students in the Webster Parish School system are no longer subject to school-sponsored Christian prayer. ACLU staff attorney Bruce Hamilton…
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