A study finds nearly two-thirds of Louisiana residents believe the state is heading in the wrong direction and the budget deficit is Louisiana’s biggest problem. Doctor Michael Henderson, director of the LSU public policy research lab, says the budget has soared past subjects like the economy and education…
cut 8 (10) “…important”
Henderson says only 34-percent of the respondents are confident state government can address the budget problems.

A UNO telephone survey found Governor John Bel Edwards approval rating has risen from 34-percent to 43-percent over a three-week period. UNO pollster Ed Chervanek says the legislature’s inability to resolve the state’s budget deficit may have helped the governor’s popularity…
cut 30 (05) “…is not”

A proposed constitutional amendment that asks voters if convicted felons should be allowed to run for state or local office for 15 years after completion of their sentence is making its way through the legislative process. The author of the measure, Norco Representative Gregory Miller, says it’s similar to a constitutional provision that was recently thrown out by the state Supreme Court…
cut 3 (11) …both houses”
Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins asked whether some felons should be exempted from the 15-year ban from running for office…
cut 5 (12) “…that long”
Jenkins’ argument did not result in any change to the legislation as it cleared the House Government Affairs Committee.