Governor John Bel Edwards released a column today saying cuts to higher ed and health care are not solutions to the budget crisis; however, Republican House Appropriations Committee Chairman Cameron Henry says he’s more interested in where they can make cuts before raising taxes. Henry thinks Republican lawmakers are willing to work with Governor Edwards, but they need to know what the detailed budget plans are…

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He believes legislators will exhaust every measure possible to reduce the size of government before raising taxes.

According to a legal filing this week, the plea deal entered by former Saints star Darren Sharper in New Orleans to charges he drugged and raped women, is imploding. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says the new filing suggests the judge in New Orleans wouldn’t accept the so called “global deal”. He says this is not good news for Sharper as he’s already admitted to being a serial rapist in multiple jurisdictions…

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Governor John Bel Edwards announces he’s dropping the lawsuit filed by the Jindal Administration to end Common Core. Edwards says, since the process to develop and implement Louisiana’s own education standards is nearing completion, the case, which is pending on appeal before the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, uses money, time, and resources that do not benefit students. He says his administration will not continue to waste taxpayer money on lawyers and lawsuits.

Three Louisiana cities have been ranked in the top 10 for best places to live and work for filmmakers in 2016…

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