The state House sends to the Senate a bill that will increase the state’s sales tax by another penny for 18 months starting April 1st. It’s expected to generate an estimated 200-million dollars this fiscal year, but Jeremy Alford with la-politics-dot-com says more needs to be done to deal with the 940-million dollar shortfall..:
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The full House still has revenue generating tax measures to take up.

With two days to go, Secretary of State Tom Schedler says early voting totals for the March 5 Louisiana Presidential Primary have already surpassed 2012 numbers. He says there’s been a lot of interest in this Presidential election…:
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Lots of folks are buzzing about the Republican Presidential debate last night where Marco Rubio and, at times, Ted Cruz went on the attack of Donald Trump in an intense showdown.

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Louisiana’s admitting privilege law for abortion doctors can be enforced, and the Center for Reproductive Rights plans to take it to the high court.
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North Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell announced on the Jim Engster Show that he is making preparations to run for the US Senate. Campbell says if he goes to Washington he’ll bring is populist beliefs with him…:
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