A new survey says increasing access to child care would mean big bucks for the state’s economy. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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State lawmakers learned today that Louisiana finished the previous fiscal year with a budget surplus of 565-million dollars. The state constitution limits how legislators can spend that money. Legislative leadership says they can use the additional cash to improve roads, complete more capital construction projects and fortify the coast.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill continues to call on the Southeastern Conference to drop its lawsuit against LSU officials. The league filed a federal lawsuit about six weeks ago to prevent LSU from rostering players that signed contracts with NFL and NBA teams. Murrill told ESPN Baton Rouge Radio LSU has not done that, so why the lawsuit….
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LSU men’s basketball played an exhibition game with just players last night as Coach Will Wade’s team is making doubly sure that the players who play are eligible.
Two new ferry boats will help commercial and private vehicles cross the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish. They are replacing a ferry that’s been in service since 1964. Louisiana Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet says a private company will also handle operations, which will be good for DOTD…
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Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors in Houma built the ferries.