Governor Bobby Jindal’s administration is reportedly telling legislative leaders that Louisiana finished the fiscal year that ended on June 30th with a deficit. It’s not known how large the deficit is and we are expecting more details next month. Political blogger CB Fortgotston says the deficit must be closed within nine months…
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The four gubernatorial candidates have said they would call a special session in January to deal with the state’s budget problems.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees met with reports today and talked about his bruised shoulder, which kept him from throwing at practice today. But the veteran Q-B hopes to play this Sunday…
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Brees has never missed a game due to an injury while with the Saints.

On the eve of the ten year Hurricane Rita anniversary. Eric Gill takes a look at how Cameron Parish is recovering…
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Louisiana Tech says its student enrollment is at an all-time high. Over 12-thousand students are enrolled in the fall quarter, a 10 percent increase from last year. Tech spokesman Dave Guerin says a big key to the record enrollment is that 81-percent of first-time, full-time freshman in 2014 are back this year…:
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The school reported earlier this year that its graduation rate is the second highest among all public Louisiana universities.