A third special session of 2018 will begin next Monday and once again legislators will be asked to replace expiring sales taxes in an effort to avoid deep budget cuts. During the second special session, lawmakers approved a budget that contains over 500-million dollars in cuts. Governor Edwards signed the spending plan, Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Carbo explains why….
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The state department of education is one of several departments that will see a budget cut, unless additional revenues are not raised. State Superintendent of Education John White says based on the current budget for next fiscal year, L-A-four, which is a taxpayer-funded pre-k program would see a 10-to-20-percent cut, which means fewer students….
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There are nearly 800 crashes annually along a notorious stretch of Interstate 10 just west of the Mississippi River. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallet says a video recently released showcasing accident data on the agency’s Facebook page is a stern message to distracted drivers who are to blame for the lion’s share of the accidents.
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Mallet says that 77 percent of the 800 accidents are the result of distracted driving.

Authorities say a female suspect stole a Monroe police car yesterday and drove it on I-20 before crashing the vehicle in Lincoln Parish after hitting spike strips put in place by Louisiana State Police. Monroe P-D says the incident started when an officer attempted to arrest the suspect, she ended up manipulating the hand restraints and took off with the cruiser.