Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to issue the call for a special legislative session today. Republican legislators have expressed interest in making cuts that go beyond what Governor Edwards has suggested to close the state’s budget deficit. But LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says many lawmakers also realize that higher taxes are inevitable…

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A three-and-a-half week special session is expected to start on February 14th.

The first Democrat has entered Louisiana’s US Senate race. New Orleans lawyer Caroline Fayard has announced her plans to run for Senator David Vitter’s soon-to-be vacant seat. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says Fayard will need a little help from the Republican candidates in the race…

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Pinsonat says we’ll have wait to see if other Democrats jump in the race.

Southwest Louisiana kicks off Mardi Gras this week with a variety of parades and events. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Many football fans in Louisiana will be cheering on New Orleans native Peyton Manning and the Broncos in the Super Bowl Sunday. Newman High School football coach Nelson Stewart, who played with Manning for the Greenies, says their entire school is getting together for a massive pep rally at 10 where they’ll be cheering and passing out orange and blue beads…

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The Super Bowl kicks off at 5:30 Sunday.