A low pressure system near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula could bring the Gulf Coast wet weather for the Memorial Day weekend. The disturbance has been given a medium chance of developing into at least a tropical depression in the central or eastern Gulf of Meci. State Climatologist Barry Keim says at least there’s some good news.
The House Ways and Means committee held its first hearing of the special session today. As a way to generate revenue, the Edwards administration is proposing to keep a portion of an expiring one-cent sales tax and also eliminate certain sales tax breaks that businesses enjoy. Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey says he prefers spending reform as a way to address the fiscal cliff…
A Marshall Project report shows Louisiana saw its largest drop in prison population in a decade between 2016 and 2017. State Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says the good news is, a declining incarceration rate has not led to an increased crime rate in Louisiana.
New Orleans will host the 2024 Super Bowl after being the only team invited to bid this year. Connor Ferrill has more.