Governor John Bel Edwards says there’s no guarantee he will call a special session to address the fiscal cliff, which is the loss of over a billion dollars in revenues when temporary sales taxes expire in July 2018. Edwards says the legislature had an opportunity in the regular session to address the problem, so he won’t call a special session if nothing will get done…
cut 7 (09) “….more seriously”

State and local emergency preparedness officials are concerned about the possibility of flooding from a potential tropical storm or depression that’s likely to form in the Gulf in the next 48 hours. State Climatologist Barry Keim….
cut 4 (09) “…10 to 20 inches”
Sand bagging operations have already started in several south Louisiana parishes.

A scorecard from AARP finds Louisiana is ranked 40th overall when it comes to meeting the needs of eldery and those with disabilities. Advocacy Director with AARP Louisiana, Andrew Muhl, says the state spends way too much on nursing home care and not enough on in-home care…
cut 16 (09) “…term care”
Muhl says Medicaid dollars tend to go towards nursing homes when many older adults want to stay at home with assistance from friends and family.

Tonight in the College World Series, it will be LSU versus Oregon State. The Beavers are 55-and-4 and freshman pitcher Eric Walker will get the start for the Tigers….
cut 10 (06) “…get a win”
Walker was the winning pitcher in his two postseason starts this season. First pitch is at 6 PM.