Lawmakers have been working since February to solve the state’s massive budget shortfall and have increased tax revenue by about 258 million dollars during this second special session. Governor Edwards went into this session asking legislators to raise 600-million dollars in revenues in order to avoid more cuts. House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says there was only a certain point the legislature was willing to go to fully fund government…
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The special session must conclude by midnight tonight.

Two Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Deputies were shot in Monroe while serving a felony warrant Sheriff Jay Russell says one of the the officers was shot near near his face and the other in his the leg by 26-year-old Rickie Wade, Jr. Russell says both deputies are undergoing surgery and this so-called scumbag needs to be behind bars.
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Russell says Wade had a long rap sheet.

President of Grambling State University Willie Larkin resigned today after one year at the school. Larkin made the announcement at Louisiana Tech during a meeting of the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors. In February, Grambling’s Faculty Senate gave Dr. Larkin a vote of no confidence. As they were repordly upset with falling enrollment, fundraising and the loss of the school’s nursing program.

The US Supreme Court issues a ruling regarding affirmative action and it has a connection to Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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