Lawmakers worked deep into the night on coming together on a plan to prevent big cuts to health care and colleges. The House approved a bill that reduces tax cuts businesses receive for utility costs and their equipment purchases. A three-year sunset was put on Monroe Representative Jay Morris’ legislation..:
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This only raised $20 million dollars to fix the current year budget gap and $110 million for the next financial year. Higher Education Commissioner Joseph Rallo says, without new revenue, it’s possible universities will have to cancel classes and professors receive furlough notices…:
CUT 7 (10) “to be doing”
6pm tomorrow is lawmakers’ deadline.

Many parishes remain under a flash flood watch through late Wednesday/early Thursday as a severe weather system moves through the gulf south. Don Molino reports…:
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The Mississippi River is rising again in south Louisiana, and the US Army Corps of Engineers says they will begin patrolling the levees twice weekly until water levels drop. The National Weather Service forecast has the Mississippi River cresting on March 13th at 13 feet.