The House approved a budget proposal before taking off for the weekend. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland says the 47-billion-dollar budget proposal will not raise taxes and speeds up investments in better classrooms and more high-paying jobs.
Cut 13 (11) “…for our citizens.”
According to first quarter campaign finance reports, Bill Cassidy has by far the most cash on hand in the G-O-P U.S. Senate race with more than seven-million dollars. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s not surprising, with Cassidy being an incumbent.
Cut 3 (10) “…is still unclear.”
Julia Letlow’s campaign reports more than 2.275-million dollars, while John Fleming’s campaign reports just under 2.2-million.
Louisiana launches a plan to provide soon-to-be-released inmates with health insurance through Medicaid. Governor Landry says this initiative gives inmates a continuity of care, particularly for those with mental health and substance use disorders.
Under this new policy, inmates would be approved for Medicaid up to 90 days before they are released from prison or jail.
Another whooping crane is shot to death in Evangeline Parish. Biologists reported a lost signal on the whooping crane’s collar on March 19th, and Wildlife and Fisheries agents found the dead bird the next day. LDWF Corporal Tib Guillory says 49-year-old Michael Alaniz of Chicago admitted to killing the bird after agents found the whooping crane on a crawfish farm near Highway 106.