The state is facing a looming one-billion dollar budget deficit, because temporary sales taxes are set to expire. Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s having positive meetings with legislators and business leaders over how the state can close the budget gap…
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Edwards says Louisiana finished with a 143-million dollar surplus for last fiscal year, but the state constitution prevents using that money on a budget deficit.

Louisiana Tech University has set an enrollment record for this fall as nearly 13-thousand students are taking classes this fall. Jim King is the Vice President for Student Advancement…:
Cut 13 (09) “academically prepared”
He says when you are listed on U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges list, it helps attracts students to your school.

Louisiana is the second hungriest state in the nation. Michelle Southern reports…:
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After a long wait, the car-sharing service, Uber, is finally available in Monroe, West Monroe and areas governed by Ouachita Parish. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo says his office has spent the last six months working on a contract with Uber and the city is excited…:
Cut 10 (08) “with em”
Mayo says he’s also hoping to work out a deal with Lyft.