Governor John Bel Edwards raised eyebrows when he said there’s a possiblity Louisiana colleges will not be able to participate in football next fall, unless taxes are raised to help prevent school closures. Political analyst Clancy Dubos does not think Edwards wants to make these cuts, but the governor’s hands are tied unless more revenue becomes available…
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The governor’s executive budget for the fiscal year starting July 1st will be presented to lawmakers on Saturday….
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Governor John Bel Edwards told the Jim Engster show that TOPS students will not have to pay a poriton of their tuition, if the state doesn’t have enough money to pay for the scholarship program. Edwards says individual colleges will absorb those costs. But the governor says next school year is a different story, if the state doesn’t raise revenue to help pay for this government program…
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He says as it stands now, TOPS is only funded at 25-percent next fiscal year.

Louisiana’s Longest Know Married Couple of 2016 has been announced by the Louisiana Family Forum. LFF President Gene Mills says for the second year in a row, Lawrence and Varrie Player have been the married the longest in Louisiana, tying the knot 81 years ago.
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Mills says Lawrence is 101-years-old and Varrie is 97.