Governor John Bel Edwards has issued a statement in response to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana being shot in Alexandria, Virginia early this morning. Edwards says it appears to be an outrageous, cowardly attack on one of our own. Many Congressmen were reportedly also hurt in the mass shooting. President Donald Trump tweeted Scalise was badly injured, but will fully recover. We’re told the shooter is in custody.

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a 28-billion dollar budget plan that now leaves $100 million on the table, as opposed to $206 million. But Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the responsible way to deal with the budget is to appropriate the dollars that are available…:
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But committee chairman Cameron Henry says he hopes this proposal shows the House is willing to negotiate with the governor and Senate.

Louisiana is one of 30 states seeing a decline in gas prices…:
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It’s hurricane season and one of the ways you can prepare is to pre-register for disaster food stamps. DCFS spokeswoman Kim Matherne says this gets your basic info in the system, but workers will ask for more information at the DSNAP site in the event of a hurricane…:
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