The governor has released his plan to close the state’s $304-million deficit..:
Cut 3 (32) “I’m Halen Doughty”

State Senator JP Morrell is again bringing equal pay legislation before lawmakers for the upcoming session. He says one of the changes to this measure is that employers would be given a chance to correct a pay inequality…:
cut 4 (10) “remediate the pay”
The Democrat from New Orleans authored a similar bill last year that failed.

Superstar actress Annette Bening has been cast to play former Governor Kathleen Blanco in the next American Crime Story which will be about Hurricane Katrina. Producers say the next installment of the Emmy award winning franchise will air in 2018.

Members of LSU’s Student Government are raising eyebrows about proposed changes to the TOPS scholarship program by the Board of Regents. One of the ideas is that freshman on TOPS should only have 80-percent of their tuition paid for by the state, while sophomores 90-percent, and juniors and seniors 100-percent. President Zack Faircloth says these matters are non-progressive and will push students to other states..:
Cut 8 (10) “any sense”
The Board of Regents will make a final recommendation later this month.

The state will now let you file your state income taxes for free using the Department of Revenue’s online system. That system was supposed to launch in January, but was delayed until Monday, February 6.