State legislators return to the capitol today for another special session. This time lawmakers will work to fix the fiscal cliff which is a result of about a billion dollars in temporary sales taxes expiring on June 30th. Jeff Palermo has a preview…
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This is the fifth special session in two years. The House and Senate will convene around 4 PM. Governor Edwards will speak in the House Chamber at 5 PM and present his plan on solving the state’s fiscal problems.

At least three Louisiana schools have received social media threats, with Ville Platte under lockdown due to one received this morning. Dutchtown and Ponchatula High Schools were threatened in social media over the weekend. State Police Major Doug Cain says in light of the recent Florida school shooting that killed 17, making false threats creates problems for law enforcement officials…
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No arrests have been made as of yet concerning these latest threats.

Many Americans are swimming in debt and getting in deeper than ever. One report suggests total household debt rose to 13-trillion-dollars for 2017. Professor of Economics at Xavier University of Louisiana Dr. Jose Bautista many people do not have a savings account, so they use credit cards for emergencies and that can start a slippery downhill slide…
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Louisiana appears to be America’s capital of past due debt, with almost half of its residents in debt that has gone into collections.