Legislation that authorizes the use of the rainy day fund to address a 304-million dollar midyear budget deficit is heading to the Senate floor. Senate President John Alario says dipping into the state’s savings account will stave off cuts to colleges, public schools and child services programs…

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Lawmakers have spent much of the day behind closed doors debating how much of the fund to use and what cuts to make.

Baton Rouge Judge Mike Erwin denies he used racial slurs towards a black woman at the local restaurant Sammy’s Grill. The alleged incident led to Erwin being banned from all of Sammy’s establishments. In a statement, Erwin says he never has and never will utter the language he’s accused of saying. Erwin also says the police report did not find a single witness who heard him use the n-word that night.

Two separate resolutions have been filed regarding Napoleonville Senator Troy Brown, one that seeks to suspend him and another seeking his expulsion after two different domestic abuse convictions. Senate Secretary Glenn Koepp says the first hearing on this matter is Wednesday morning at 10 and the entire Senate is invited to participate, minus Brown.

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Koepp says on Monday, Brown will have a chance to make his case.

The woman who accidentally posted a nude video on the Webster Convention and Visitors Bureau Instagram is taking legal action after she was fired. Lynn Dorsey’s attorney, Lydia Rhodes, says they are looking at their options because the people in the tourism industry are the ones who will be impacted.

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