Leaders from both sides are pointing fingers after the special session crashed and burned after 15 days of failed negotiations, leaving the state with no certain path to solving the one billion dollar fiscal cliff. Republicans are blaming Governor Edwards and the Democrats for not being flexible in negotiations’.

But Edwards is placing the blame on House Speaker Taylor Barras.

Edwards says the House and Barras failed to provide a long term solution to Louisiana’s fiscal situation…

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Political analyst Clancy Dubos says legislators spent a lot of taxpayer money for very little return.

DuBos says the legislative gridlock could hurt some lawmakers chances at re-election….

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Baton Rouge Representative Edmond Jordan is seeking to introduce a bill that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana and set up a way to tax the sale of cannabis. Baton Rouge and New Orleans recently approved ordinances that decrease the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. He says making it legal statewide is the next obvious step…

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Louisiana drivers are getting a bit of a break with falling gas prices over the last few weeks. The statewide average for regular unleaded gas is $2.33 a gallon, but Triple A’s Don Redman says don’t get too comfortable with these lower prices as we move into the warmer months…

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