Three weeks left in the legislative session and the House and Senate are at odds over whether to pay down debt or raise the spending cap which would result in hundreds of million dollars being spent on roads and improving buildings on college campuses. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the governor supports the Senate’s position…
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But fiscal conservatives in the House do not want to raise the spending limit, because of an expected drop in state revenue in a couple of years.

Scheduled for debate today on the Senate floor is a bill supported by Real Reform Louisiana. Executive Director Ben Riggs…
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It’s a bill opposed by Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, who argues passage of the legislation will not produce the results supporters claim.

US Senator John Kennedy urges Louisiana lawmakers to pass House Bill 12. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Two people on a motorcycle were killed on Saturday night in Jefferson Davis Parish. State Police say a vehicle struck the motorcycle from behind on LA Highway 101. L-S-P says 67-year-old Jacob Touchet of Iowa and Susan Trahan of Lafayette were ejected and then struck by a pickup truck. They were pronounced dead at the scene.