With only 5 days left in the special legislative session, Governor John Bel Edwards is calling for the legislature to approve more revenue raising bills. The House and Senate have agreed to some revenue increases and budget cuts that closes the deficit for this fiscal year from 940-million dollars to about 147-million. But the governor says there’s more work to be done in the final days of the special session…
The New Orleans Police Department is getting help from Louisiana Tech researchers to select new officers who will best fit the NOPD’s new community based approach to law enforcement. Louisiana Tech Professor Frank Igou says they will formulate test questions for the applicants to judge their aptitude and personality.
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is the favorite to win Louisiana’s presidential primary tomorrow, according to a survey from the University of New Orleans. UNO Pollster Edward Chervenak says it’s not surprising Trump is leading the polls in Louisiana.
38-percent of those polled chose Trump, 26-percent support Ted Cruz and 11-percent favor Marco Rubio.
The major candidates running for US Senate in Louisiana in 2016 will appear tomorrow at the annual police jury association meeting in Shreveport. Political Analyst Elliot Stonecipher says eight months before the primary, Republican John Kennedy is the frontrunner. Stonecipher says the big issue is how other Republicans in the race relate to Kennedy because the State Treasurer’s anti-tax stance has helped boost his popularity.