Governor John Bel Edwards didn’t specify what taxes he wanted approved to address a one-billion dollar budget gap as lawmakers convened for the first day of the special session. But he encouraged legislators to pass legislation that gives Louisiana a stable tax structure that ends the constant budget deficits the state has faced over the last decade.

The Senate Democratic Caucus offers a plan on solving a one-billion dollar budget deficit, but it faces opposition from anti-tax groups. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Three teens were arrested in connection with two alleged social media threats made against Tangipahoa Parish Schools. Sheriff Daniel Edwards says a 17-year-old female and another juvenile are charged in spreading a post that said, “Don’t go to school Monday. A school shooting is going to happen and they are warning everyone.” Edwards says that resulted in his deputies sweeping the school before allowing students on campus…
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Edwards says his deputies also arrested 18-year-old Troy Webber of Amite, who allegedly threatened to shoot fellow students and faculty upon returning to school today.

Sad story out of Pointe Coupee Parish as a female employee at False River Academy was killed when her 74-year-old husband accidentally pinned his wife between his truck and a school bus. 66-year-old Edith Atkinson died from her injures at a local hospital.