Governor John Bel Edwards has asked legislators to approve 648-million in taxes to replace one-point-four billion dollars in expiring sales taxes. Instead, the House Ways and Means committee has approved a short-term sales tax proposal that would generate 366-million dollars for next year’s budget. That means state government would have to reduce spending by less than two-percent. A plan, Monroe Representative Marcus Hunter, disagrees with…
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It’s unclear if this proposal has the 70 votes needed to get approval in the House.

The National Hurricane Center says Invest 90 is getting better organized. It’s expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico late tonight and the expectation is high for the system to form into a depression by Saturday.

Louisiana Troopers are partnering with Mississippi Highway Patrol in a new highway safety initiative called “Line to Line.” Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight…
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Dwight says Toopers will watch for impaired, reckless and distracted driving.

The recreational red snapper season begins today and for the first time the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheies has management of the prized catch in both state and federal waters. L-D-W-F finfish program manager Jason Adriancce says they are asking anglers to participate in their data collection…
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To participate in electronic reporting go to rolp.wlf.la.gov to sign up.