Governor John Bel Edwards met with House Speaker Taylor Barras on Wednesday to continue budget talks and how to fill the $1.1 billion dollar gap next fiscal year. That’s when temporary taxes are slated to expire. He says the state general fund portion of the budget that comes from taxpayers has actually decreased over the years…:
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Edwards says his office will continue to pursue a balanced approach to resolving the state’s fiscal woes.

There is a new Tiger on the campus of LSU, but he’s not Mike VII just yet. Officials with the university say 11-month old Harvey is currently in a night house where he will be monitored by veterinarians for at least a week while they determine if he’s healthy and a good fit for LSU.

State Police say a 2-year-old child has died after being run over by a vehicle in Tangipahoa Parish. Trooper Dustin Dwight says, around 8:30 last night, a large choir group from Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist, had just gotten out of church and were standing in the parking lot…:
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Dwight says that just as little Kaleb Dyson of Kentwood entered the westbound lane of LA 10, he was struck by a minivan and later died.

State Police has reportedly suspended a trooper for 14 weeks for being involved in a crash that claimed the life of a person in Pointe Coupee Parish in February. The report says Christopher Kelley was speeding in excess of 110 miles per hour when he slammed into a vehicle that was turning onto a highway. The suspension comes after a grand jury declined to charge the trooper with negligent homicide saying the crash happened because the other driver failed to yield.