It looks like we’ll finally be seeing some real action today at the Capitol as lawmakers grapple with the current $940 million dollar budget deficit. The House has refused to take up tax bills until the Senate released the spending cuts bill out of committee. Senate Finance Chairman Eric LaFleur, a Democrat from Ville Platte, says the budget cuts bill will pass out of his committee Thursday. He says once that happens, more decisions can be made on the state’s deficit…:
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The tax measures are on the House floor agenda today which convenes at 1pm. The special session must end Wednesday.

Scientists say the damage caused by the BP oil spill has drastically diminished since 2010. LSU Chemistry Professor Edward Overton says biologists studying the spill’s impacts in Louisiana’s wetlands have seen how the composition has changed…:
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The presidential primary is heating up in the wake of Super Tuesday. Louisiana’s primary is Saturday, and it could be a vital state for the candidates. Halen Doughty reports…:
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Organizers of a triathlon originally scheduled to be held on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, has been cancelled amid threatening statements. The race dubbed, “Escape from Angola” included a package where participants could sleep in the prison’s old death row overnight. The backlash on social media and even national media is what caused FrenchJunkie Racing to cancel the March 20th event, saying they are not equipped to handle such an onslaught.