Today is the deadline for Governor John Bel Edwards to call a February special session to address the looming one billion dollar budget hole resulting in the expiration of sales taxes. The governor said he would not call the session without an agreement in principle on a fiscal cliff deal, but LAPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the governor is being pushed to call the session.
Because it’s a revenue issue, the fiscal cliff can only be addressed in a special session.
A 27-year-old Mansura man was arrested for distribution of child pornography on Wednesday. Dustin Novo is being held at the Avoyelles Parish Detention Center on a 100,000 dollar bond. State Police spokesperson Scott Moreau says deputies were tipped off about a month ago.
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A warrant for Novo’s residence was served, and after a search of the premises, he was arrested and charged.
Will the weather cooperate with the big Mardi Gras celebrations in south Louisiana this weekend? Michael Farrar spoke with the National Weather Service…