Louisiana Radio Network, I’m Kelley Ray

There are signs the gridlock could be ending on tax negotiations in the special session. Legislators haven’t made much progress on closing a nearly one-billion dollar budget gap, but Vice Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, Ted James, says the lines of communication are finally open…

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Two House committees are set to meet Sunday and lawmakers are hoping proposals dealing with state sales and income taxes, along with Medicaid reform can be voted on and sent to the House floor.

Law enforcement this week have announced the arrests of numerous individuals who allegedly made threats to do harm at local schools. Those convicted of the state’s terrorizing law can be fined up to 15-thousand dollars, but legal analyst Tim Meche says…
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The 14-year tenure as chairman of the Republican Party ends on Saturday for Roger Villere. Jeff Palermo has more on how the party has changed during that time…
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LSU and Texas meet tonight for the first time since the 2009 College World Series. Zack Hess will start on the mound for the Tigers and Coach Paul Mainieri says he’ll face Nolan Kingham, who threw eight shutout innings last week…
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First pitch is at 7 PM.