All the numbers have been tabulated, and it turns out Louisiana finished last fiscal year with a 565-million-dollar budget surplus. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFrland says a huge percentage of that surplus is the result of higher-than-expected tax collections…
McFarland says the money can be used to pay down state retirement debt, on capital construction projects, roads and coastal restoration. Allocation of those dollars will be decided next spring during the legislative session.
The widely popular Savannah Bananas will play in Tiger Stadium on March 6th. They’ve played baseball in college football stadiums before and earlier this year they played in the Superdome. The Bananas will also play the Firefighters on March 4th on Alex Box Stadium.
After 26 years of waiting, the I-20 Rivalry returns tomorrow night.
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The Saints visit the New York Giants on Sunday. Earlier this week, Saints owner Gayle Benson let it be known that she expects better results than a 1-and-4 record. Jeff Duncan covers the Saints for NOLA.com and says the Black and Gold are one and half point favorites…
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