Governor John Bel Edwards spoke with the media today and continued to express his frustration with lawmakers who refuse to raise revenue needed to fill the $600 million dollar shortfall. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson has reached a settlement with his heirs when it comes to future control of the professional franchises and his other business interests. The terms of the settlement will not be made public, but the NFL and the NBA have been provided details. Benson’s goal was to make sure his wife Gayle had control of the teams when he dies.
The governor and legislative leaders have been told the state may finish this fiscal year with a budget shortfall of up to 200-million dollars, because corporate income taxes are coming in way below projections. Senate President John Alario says they won’t know for sure the actual amount until later in the year, when expenditures and collections are tabulated…
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So far, the House has only agreed to 220 million dollars in additional revenue through various bills that make tax changes.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recovered the body of a 22-year-old Arnaudville man in the water in St. Landry Parish after a boating accident. LDWF spokesperson Adam Einck says Arron Baber and the driver of the boat were traveling on Bayou D’Arbonne when the vessel hit a railroad bridge piling.