Governor John Bel Edwards has set today as the deadline to call a February special session to address the fiscal cliff. Matt Doyle has more…
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Three members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation voted this morning for a spending bill to reopen government after a brief shutdown. US Representatives Ralph Abraham, Clay Higgins and Steve Scalise voted for it, while no votes came from Garret Graves, Mike Johnson, Cedric Richmond and both of Louisiana’s U-S Senators.

Even though it looks nice today, a wet rainy weekend is still threatening to dampen Mardi Gras parades around the state on Saturday. Rain is expected, especially in south Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it won’t be a heavy continuous downpour
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, who leads tourism efforts in the state, knows the rain will not dampen the spirit…
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An 83-year-old woman from Gonzales has claimed a 525-thousand Lousiaina Lotto prize. Her quick-pick ticket bough at Little Capital of Louisiana in Breaux Bridge matched all six numbers on the January 20th drawing. Josephine Prendergast told Lottery officials she’ll spend her winnings on really good P-J’s coffee.