The Senate Democratic Caucus offers a plan on solving a one-billion dollar budget deficit, but it faces opposition from anti-tax groups…
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Governor John Bel Edwards will speak at the joint special session of the Legislature at 5pm. He has invited special guests – college student Donna Satterfeal, who would be affected by a reduction of TOPS funding, Kelly Monroe the executive director of the ARC of Louisiana and Tina Haines, whose daughter is a recipient of a Children’s Choice Waiver. Edwards has said all these programs would be affected if the budget shortfall isn’t fixed.
At least three Louisiana schools have received social media threats. Ville Platte, Dutchtown and Ponchatoula High Schools were threatened over the weekend. State Police Major Doug Cain says in light of the recent Florida school shooting that killed 17, making false threats is not a game and creates problems for law enforcement officials…
Two were arrested in connection with the Ponchatoula incident, including 18-year-old Troy Webber of Amite and a 17-year-old female.
Louisiana has experienced some fantastic weather as of late, leading to the question, Was Louisiana’s resident forecaster Pierre C. Shadow correct in saying we would have a longer Spring? State Climatologist Barry Keim says…