Governor John Bel Edwards will present his proposed budget to lawmakers on Turesday, which will contain a 750-million cut in state spending. Edwards says many state services will receive much less funding this year because of the massive budget deficit.
Healthcare, higher ed, TOPS, social services, and other vital programs are expected to receive cuts.
41 parishes will have an election tomorrow. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says in addition to local runoff elections, there are also tax renewals up for vote in several parishes. He says you can check the GeauxVote app to see exactly what’s on the ballot in your precinct.
Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM.
The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival begins today and there are lots of activities for festival goers. Festival Spokesperson Shelley Matherne says there will be tons of organizations selling delicious food, as well as, games, carnival rides, and a parade. She says this is the state’s biggest free festival.
The now former head coach of the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, Tyler Summitt, suddenly resigned Thursday after admitting to having an inappropriate relationship. Summitt was the youngest head coach in women’s basketball. Sports Director at KTVE in Monroe, Gene Ponti says even though his age was criticized by some, a popular public sentiment was that he was wise beyond his years…:
Cut 11 (09) “some people thought”
SB Nation is reporting the woman Summitt had an affair with is a player and she’s pregnant.