Changes to the TOPS Scholarship Program are likely coming because of a massive budget shortfall for next fiscal year, according to Governor John Bel Edwards. Edwards says because lawmakers are not able to raise additional revenues in this regular session, some tough cuts are needed…
Edwards says the cost of the TOPS program is expected to rise as colleges and universities hike tuition costs.
Early voting for the April 9 Municipal Election begins today. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says says items on the ballot include local tax renewals, or runoffs if there were municipal elections in March to fill city council or mayoral seats…:
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office is warning flood victims or those donating to charities that some fraudulent people are looking to make a quick buck. Spokesperson Ruth Wisher says educate yourself before you donate to a charity or hire a contractor. She says never donate to a charity that asks for cash or wire transfers and doesn’t provide proof your contribution is tax deductible.
A few years ago, Louisiana was ranked in the top ten nationally in tuberculosis rates, but the state Department of Health and Hospitals announces Louisiana’s case rate has fallen 43-percent since 2010. DHH Tuberculosis controller Michael Lacassagne says the potentially fatal bacterial infections can be both prevented and cured with proper treatment and the state has taken steps to do that