Lawmakers still haven’t raised enough revenue in the special session that ends tomorrow to fill the budget deficit for next fiscal year. Governor John Bel Edwards has asked for $600 million dollars in additional funding, but Jeremy Alford with LaPolitics.com says the hole is probably bigger than that…:
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The Senate says they are going to try once again to bring back a bill regarding personal income taxes that the House as already rejected, but leaders in the lower chamber say they don’t see the votes changing.

Beginning today, cops in New Orleans are changing the way they deal with people who possess pot, but State Police says troopers are not on board. NOPD says officers have been instructed to issue a citation similar to a traffic ticket to people caught with a small amount of marijuana. But State Police says they are responsible for enforcing Louisiana’s laws and they want to remain consistent from New Orleans to Shreveport.

Attorney General Jeff Landry and law enforcement officers are partnering to stop the production and distribution of child pornography. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A statewide network of civic organizations says the state grants billions of dollars in local tax revenue to benefit large manufacturers, when that money would be better served going to things like schools a police. Together Louisiana spokesman Broderick Bagert says they are calling on the governor to change the program, which he is allowed to do under the constitution…:
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But others say this exemption is given out all over the country and without it Louisiana stands to lose businesses to other states.