Governor John Bel Edwards and Democrats are pushing for tax reform, because 1.3 billion dollars in temporary taxes expire July 2018. But Republican House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says Democrats haven’t presented a plan the legislature and public can support…
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It’s likely a special session will be needed to address the fiscal cliff.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office has arrested a 60-year-old man who allegedly ran over his wife with his with his vehicle, leaving her critically injured. Timother Cockerham has been charged with aggravated second-degree battery domestice violence and hit-and-run. The last report onthe victim is that she is in critical condition.

A bill to change the name of the Louisiana School for Math, Science and Arts in Natchitoches has sparked a big debate. Delhi Senator Francis Thompson’s proposal would change the school’s name to Jimmy D. Long Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. Long served as a state representative from 1968 to 2000. Thompson says the late lawmaker was dedicated to creating the school in 1983…
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But hundreds of LSMSA alumni oppose the name change. The Senate-approved bill will be heard in House Education tomorrow.

Marrero Representative Patrick Connick wants to see Louisiana’s ag industry produce organic foods. Connick says he knows a baker who makes bread and spends 100-thousand dollars a year on his organic ingredients….
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Connick says organic farming is an emerging industry and wants to make sure Louisiana farmers are participating.