The Louisiana House of Representatives will continue their struggle to avoid the tumbling off a fiscal cliff when they meet on Sunday afternoon at 5 pm. The weekend duty is a scramble to address a one billion dollar budget short fall. Failure to agree on a revenue solution will force severe budget cuts that could mean less money for TOPS, higher education, and hospitals. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton made this plea during Friday’s session.

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The special session ends on Wednesday.

Authorities are investigating the finding of a severed head in Cameron Parish. Jeff Palermo has more…

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February’s rainfall in North Louisiana set a record going back to the 1870’s. Shreveport National Weather Service forecaster Matthew Duplantis says it’s no wonder the lakes, rivers and creeks are at or above flood stage…

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Duplantis says there’s so much water now in the area, experts are concerned the over saturated ground won’t be able to handle any more.

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are among the lawmakers urging the Interior Department to expand offshore oil leasing in the Gulf of Mexico. A letter was drafted to the U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke to consider. The Outer Continental Shelf Draft Proposed Program plans leases from the 2019 to 2024.

The LSU baseball team dominated Toledo 8-1 last night meanwhile today the LSU men’s basketball team closes out its regular season as they host Mississippi State at noon.