Another special session to solve the fiscal cliff started today. Governor John Bel Edwards says this is the last chance for lawmakers to approve revenue raising measures to avoid deep cuts when temporary taxes expire on June 30th…
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Instead of giving the opening address to a session with a speech in front of lawmakers at the State Capitol, the Democratic Governor spoke on the campus of University of Louisiana at Lafayette. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards is hoping to draw attention to the importance of higher ed….
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The special session must end June 4th.

The National Hurricane Center says an area of disturbed weather has a medium chance of development once it reaches the Gulf of Mexico…
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A 26-year-old Monroe Police Officer was killed in a single vehicle wreck last night. Police Chief Eugene Ellis says 26-year-old Ayrian Williams was in her patrol vehicle…
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Williams was an LSU grad who worked as a Southern University Police Officer before taking a job with Monroe P-D just over six months ago