The Edwards administration is seeking the public’s advice on how to handle the state’s budget crisis. Lawmakers must find a way to fill a more than $750 million dollar shortfall by July 1st. The governor’s director of communications Richard Carbo emphasizes the importance of public involvement and encourages people to contact their legislator…:
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The site can be found at gov.louisiana.gov.

The real estate website Trulia ranked the most Saintly Sanctuaries and Sin cities in the country and to no surprise, New Orleans comes in a number one for a sinful city. Spokesperson Filipe Chacon says they compiled the seven deadly sins to decide which places were full of envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, vanity, and wrath…:
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He says Shreveport came in as the number seven sin city in the country.

Many folks are off today enjoying the Mardi Gras Holiday. But it’s a chilly one across the state and a wind advisory remains in effect through this evening.

LSU has been given the greenlight by the board to construct a statue honoring the late Pete Maravich. The legendary athlete is still college basketball’s all-time leading scorer at 3,667 points. Former star basketball Tiger Collis Temple Jr. says Pistol Pete had a historic impact on LSU…:
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The design for Maravich’s statue will be announced in the coming months.

Governor John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry continue to fued about a lawsuit involving Common Core. Landry wants to follow through with an appeal involving the suit, which was originally filed by former Governor Bobby Jindal. But Edwards says that’s not necessary, especially since Louisiana is in the process of rewriting its public school standards.