Louisiana is in some major financial trouble right now, but analysts say we aren’t the first or last state to see issues like this. Ron Faucheux of the Clarus Research Group says most states have improved their fiscal situation since the the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009…:
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A special session starts on Sunday where state lawmakers will try come up a plan to cover up the state’s massive budget shortfall.

Louisiana Researchers have played a role in detecting gravitational waves, which Albert Einstein predicted would occur as part of his general theory of relativity. LSU physics professor, Gabriela Gonzalez, says their observatory in Livingston Parish saw the ripples in the fabric of space time on September 14th…:
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Gonzales says this kind of information can help scientists understand the universe.

The state department is investigating two possible cases of the Zika Virus in Louisiana. Doctor Frank Welch with the office of public health says both patients were mildly ill and recently came back from Carribbean where the mosquito borne virus is prevalent. Welch says there’s possibility we could see Zika transmitted in Louisiana later this year…
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After an identity hearing in California today, a judged has ruled Frank Selas is former Monroe TV personality “Mr. Wonder,” who is accused of committing sex crimes in Louisiana in the 70s. Lt. Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says now the process of getting Selas back to Louisiana begins…
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Selas is wanted in Louisiana on two counts of obscene behavior with a juvenile.