Gas prices are going up in Louisiana as refineries shut down for annual maintenance. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne told the House Appropriations Committee that despite the additional one-point-two billion dollars in taxes raised, some government agencies are still looking at a 30-percent cut in state funding for next fiscal year…:
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Louisiana voters are split over whether or not elected officials should compromise, according to a new LSU survey. Doctor Michael Henderson, director of the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, says 55-percent of Democrats would like their representatives to compromise, while 52% of Republicans want their elected officials to stand their ground. Henderson says this does not bode well for getting things done in the legislature…:

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Henderson says with a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature, it’s likely state politicians will have a hard time coming to agreements.