Governor John Bel Edwards said in his state address last night that LSU could receive more cuts, which would put next fall’s football season in jeopardy. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says when next fiscal year’s budget is presented tomorrow, lawmakers aren’t going to like what they hear. He says this is not the budget they want…:
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The budget for 2016-2017 is a projected $2 billion dollars.

You can thank the mild temperatures for helping to keep folks from getting sick this flu season. Department of Health and Hospitals Dr. Jimmy Guidry still advises people to get the vaccinated so that the number of cases stays down…:
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He says this slow season comes in stark contrast to last year’s, which exerts said was one of the worst.

The state office of financial assistance said Thursday that it was suspending TOPS payments effective immediately. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says he can’t see how the state doesn’t fulfill it’s promise that they would pay a student’s full tuition if they reached certain academic achievements…:
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A spokesperson for the office of student financial assistance says the suspension of TOPS payments to public colleges is just a precautionary measure.