Governor Landry has ordered a temporary hiring freeze for the executive branch of state government. In a statement, Landry’s office says the goal is to save 20-million dollars in the general fund. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says changes to the tax law may have had something to do with the budget shortfall.
Cut 9 (11) “…the entire budget.”
The world is bracing for a big announcement by President Trump on global tariffs. Trump says one purpose of the tariffs is to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. U-N-O economics professor Dub Lane says if China loses jobs because of the tariffs, those jobs would most likely go to Vietnam or Bangladesh and not the U.S.
Cut 5 (12) “…over other people.”
A warrant is issued for a Slidell man after investigators say he forced his way into a home and assaulted a woman. Investigators say the woman shot 52-year-old Tyrone Mercadel (merk-a-dell) in the leg. Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says once Mercadel is released, he will be arrested for aggravated battery.
Cut 8 (12) “…fired upon the vehicle.”
Experian teams up with LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson to help relieve five-million dollars of consumer debt for five-thousand families in Louisiana. Christina Roman with Experian says with Louisiana having one of the highest poverty rates in the country, the money could be life changing…