The Saints are Super Bowl bound if they can make it through the LA Rams this Sunday. We hit the streets to find out what fans are expecting.
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The Southern Republican Leadership Conference kicks off today in Kenner. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Revenue Estimating Conference has once again declined to approve additional revenue for the state budget.
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Who Dat nation is ready to rumble in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome again this Sunday as the Saints battle the LA Rams in the NFC Championship. A win and the Black heads to the Super Bowl in Atlanta. A few fans are expecting the Saints to demolish the Rams, many we talked to expect it could be a real nail biter.
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Fans made plenty of noise in their most recent victory over the Eagles, but Bill from Covington says he’s going to the game and anticipates it will be even louder.
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Louis from New Orleans says anticipates a high scoring game, and says he’d like to see the black and gold advance to the Super Bowl to faceoff with the Chiefs.
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Kenner is the host city for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference that kicks off today at the Ponchartrain Center. President of the event, Roger Villere, says the conference is put on every couple of years by the 15 southern states of the RNC and will feature many guest speakers over the course of two days.
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Villere says both Republican candidates for the 2019 Governor’s race will be in attendance.
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Villere says a number of young Republican leaders will also be on hand.
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Louisiana’s Speaker of the House Taylor Barras, for a third month in a row, has blocked the Revenue Estimating Conference from recognizing additional revenue for the state budget, despite suggestions from economists. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the delay will prevent State Police from recruiting the next class of officers.
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The four member REC requires unanimous consent to adopt a revenue forecast that is used to create the state budget.
And he expressed concern that the decision would exacerbate a budding public health epidemic that is crippling small Louisiana towns.
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The stalemate could hurt Governor Edwards’ proposal to provide teachers with a pay raise next fiscal year.
But Barras says the state does not known enough about the upcoming year’s state economy to make an accurate projection yet, and last year is a good example of how unpredictable that process can be. He says the state was projected to face a budget deficit last year that ultimately was overstated.
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The .45 percent sales tax renewal raised 463 million dollars.
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State climatologist Barry Keim warns Louisiana residents to expect rapid changes in weather over the next few days. The first part of that rollercoaster starts today, where things may feel fine right now, but are set to take a drastic turn later tonight.
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He says expect anywhere from half an inch to an inch and a half of rain, but there are some concerns that the system could spawn tornados, and even hail. Keim, for the most part, isn’t too concerned about widespread problems though.
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And after all that nasty rain clears out, break out your heavy jackets…
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In just his third season, quarterback Jared Goff has led the Rams to the NFC Championship game. Goff says he’s not trying to do anything different for this big game…
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Goff says communication in the huddle will be critical when it comes to combating the loud Superdome crowd…
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The Rams put up 35 points in their trip to the Dome earlier this season, and Saints linebacker Demario Davis says it’s all on their incredible collection of talent. Surprisingly, he says Alvin Kamara may not be the best back in the league.
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He talked further about Todd Gurley, who he says may be the best running back, noting the former Bulldog has everything you could want…
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