The House Ways and Means committee held its first hearing of the special session and it became more of a gripe session. Republicans on the panel criticized the Edwards administration for vetoing a budget in the regular session, and expressed concerns about raising revenues, instead of finding savings. Democrats are also frustrated, New Roads Representative Major Thibaut.
Cut 12 (10) “it permanently”
No votes were taken today. The special session must end June 4th.

We are waiting to see what will happen with a tropical disturbance that’s expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico later this weekend and possibly dump several inches of rain on Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida….
cut 7 (07) “….that region”
The National Hurricane Center gives the system a medium chance of developing intoa tropical depression or storm.

A Marshall Project report shows Louisiana saw its largest drop in prison population in a decade between 2016 and 2017. The 19-hundred person decrease is a five-percent drop in the total population, one of the biggest drops in the nation. State Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says it’s a testament to recent criminal justice reforms.
Cut 9 (09) “with it.”

A big win for the Big Easy as the city has been awarded the 2024 Super Bowl. For years teams bid against each other, but the NFL changed the bidding process and the Saints were the only team invited to compete for Super Bowl 58. NFL owners unanimously chose New Orleans and Saints Owner Gayle Benson is glad they got it.
Cut 3 (10) “legacy alive”
New Orleans officials say the last Super Bowl in New Orleans, in 2013, had a 480-million dollar economic impact.