Governor John Bel Edwards said his talk with House Speaker Taylor Barras on Wednesday was a productive one. They are trying to come up with a plan to address a looming $1.1 billion budget gap next fiscal year. Edwards says it will take more cuts and more money to fill the budget hole.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture awards a $490,000 grant to scientists with the LSU Ag Center to study a type of small fly that transmits diseases to deer and cattle. Researcher Lane Foil says these types of viruses limit the United States’ livestock exports.

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Louisianans are heading up to Michigan today to help with the state’s recent crawfish invasion. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Southern University is one step closer to getting medical marijuana into the hands of patients, as the school has narrowed down the list of potential growers to three finalists. The Medical Marijuana Review Committee will discuss the finalists in a private meeting before sending their selection to Southern’s Board of Supervisors for final approval.