The legislative session has reached its halfway mark, and there is still plenty of work to be done, particularly on the budget. The House has sent next fiscal year’s spending plan over to the Senate for approval. It appropriates 97.5 percent of the revenues that the State Treasury will make available. The governor says this will lead to difficult cuts, and Political analyst Clancy Dubos expects the Senate will add revenue…:
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Another key agenda item is criminal justice reform.

The search has resumed for a 14-year-old who reportedly went under when his boat capsized around 7pm Saturday on Black Bayou, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. There were three other teens on the vessel at the time and all were spilled into the lake — none wearing a life jacket. The friends couldn’t rescue the missing boy. Today is day three of the search.

A bill that would give residents the chance to vote on whether to remove traffic enforcement cameras will be heard before the House Transportation Committee…:
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The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors names Dr. Chris Maggio the new president of Northwestern State. Maggio says he’s honored and humbled to accept the position as he’s been with the school for 29 years…:
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