Louisiana Radio Network, Im Matt Doyle.
Governor John Bel Edwards will lay out his plans on tackling the fiscal cliff when he speaks to a joint session of the legislature at 5: 00 today. Edwards called a special session to address a one-billion dollar budget deficit as a temporary one-cent sales tax expires on June 30th. Pinsonat says Edwards will have a hard time getting the GOP on board with his plan.
Pinsonat says the governor will have difficulty getting tax bills passed out of the House, but might be able to work out a deal with the Senate…
The Senate Democratic Caucus offers a solution on solving the one-billion dollar shortfall. That involves raising new revenue. But Director for the Louisiana Chapter of Americans for Prosperity John Kay says the Senate Democratic Caucus proposal would raise income taxes on the middle class…
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At least three Louisiana schools have received social media threats, with Ville Platte under lockdown due to one received this morning. Dutchtown and Ponchatoula High Schools were threatened in social media over the weekend. State Police Major Doug Cain says safety of students and school administration is top priorit right now.
recent above normal temperatures are making it feel more like Spring, but a pesky front is expected to move into North Louisiana starting tomorrow evening, which State Climatologist Barry Keim says will bring the temperatures closer to normal in that area for the remainder of the week…
Winter may not be over, as record lows in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and New Orleans have been observed as far out as early April.