The Landry administration will present a proposed spending plan to legislators today. The administration is projecting a 64-million dollar revenue shortfall for next fiscal year. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s a manageable deficit
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The state is also facing a loss of 600-million dollars in state revenues when a temporary .45 cent sales tax expires in July 2025.

Governor Jeff Landry is expected to provide more information today on his proposal to deploy Louisiana National Guard troops to the U-S Mexico border. Attorney General Liz Murrill says the number of migrants crossing the border is out of control and Congress is unable to pass legislation to improve the situation…
cut 9 (09) “….the border”

A Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputy is recovering after he was shot while attempting to execute an arrest warrant. Sheriff Steve Prator says a man wanted on a homicide charge was killed after he shot at officers who were trying to apprehend him at an apartment complex in Shreveport…
cut 12 (12) “…this person”
The name of the man who was fatally shot has not been released.

For the past two years, the weekend leading up to Mardi Gras day have been deadly on Louisiana roads as alcohol-related crashes increase. AAA’s Don Redman says during the 2022 and 2023 Carnival seasons, there were over 600 alcohol-related crashes with over 300 serious injuries.
Cut 4 (10) “…Mardi Gras Day.”