Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed a budget the state legislature sent to him and it’s his hope lawmakers can use a special session to pass tax bills that can generate revenue to avoid deep cuts across the state government…
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The special session begins on Tuesday.

The regular session ended last night. One of the more significant pieces of legislation to pass, still needs voter approval in November. That’s the constitutional amendment that would require unanimous jury verdicts in criminal cases. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s success will hinge on who shows up to the ballot box…
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Summertime means more door to door sales, and that means more predatory home security sales practices. Don Molino has more.
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In college baseball last night, LSU evened its series with Auburn with a six to two victory. Freshman Ma’Khail Hilliard pitched 7.1 innings for his ninth win of the year. Final game of the regular season is today at 1 PM.

And Louisiana Tech won its 20th game in conference play last night, which is a program record and UL Lafayette clinched the Sun Belt Western Division Championship with a 9-6 victory over ULM.