As part of Governor John Bel Edwards plan to fix the state budget, he’s proposing roughly $160 million dollars in cuts. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Three teens have been arrested in Tangipahoa parish for the shooting death of a 19-year-old. Gerrell Lee Jr. was shot while riding in a car near Hammond on February 9th. Two 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old charged with murder are being held at the Florida Parish Detention Center. Authorities say no other details will be released until the investigation is complete.
A published report says Nicholls State is considering closing its doors for 12 days because of a lack of state funds. Metairie Senator Conrad Appel is upset to see a headline that Nicholls plans to close, when that’s not the case…
Lawmakers have until March ninth to come up with a funding solution that would spare higher education from deep budget cuts.
Former state lawmaker Troy Hebert recommends putting GPS devices on state vehicles and requiring state employees, including college professors, to be on a time clock while at work. Hebert says it is not fair to taxpayers for state workers to be paid for more work than they actually do. He believes using time clocks would resolve this issues.