The special session ended with lawmakers agreeing to use $99 million from the rainy day fund to address a $304 million midyear deficit. Governor John Bel Edwards originally wanted to use the full $119 million available to minimize cuts to state agencies….:
Cut 13 (12) “I’ll take that”
Cuts are still coming to state agencies, with the Department of Health taking the biggest hit.

Now that the special session is over, attention turns to the fiscal session that begins in April. The Louisiana Budget Project has released its tax reform blueprint, and Senior Policy Analyst Nick Albares says one of the things they recommend is to eliminate the federal income tax deduction…:
Cut 7 (12) “state priorities”
The regular session will convene at noon on Monday, April 10th.

Many students are turning to GoFundMe to pay for college as the price of tuition is increasing. Emelie Gunn has more…:
Cut 2 (28) “I’m Emelie Gunn”

One lucky ticket winner picked up the massive $435 million dollar Powerball jackpot in last night’s drawing. The winning ticket was sold in Indiana.

Baton Rouge Police have made an arrest in the case of a boyfriend who allegedly shot and injured his 41-year-old girlfriend multiple times while she was sitting in a bathtub. Authorities say an infant was in another bedroom at the time of the shooting. Doctors say the woman is now paralyzed from the chest down. 46-year-old Carl Thompson Jr is booked with attempted second degree murder.