The Louisiana House is set to meet at 2 PM today and another vote could take place on a sales tax bill that would generate an estimated 360-million dollars in revenues that would go towards closing a 648-million dollar shortfall. The bill failed seven votes short of passing in the House and Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says everyone knows where each legislator stands….
cut 10 (11) “…against it”
The measure would renew a third of an expiring one-cent sales tax and also eliminate some sales tax exemptions.

It’s Memorial Day, a chance to honor the many lives lost while defending our country. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson Alex Juan says…
cut 4 (07) “…will help”
Governor John Bel Edwards is at a Veterans Dedication Ceremony in his hometown of Amite today.

The NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket will be unveiled this morning at 11:00. LSU and Northwestern State will be in the field of 64. The Tigers should receive an at-large bid, while the Demons are an automatic qualifier after winning the Southland Conference Tournament. Northwestern beat UNO 7-5 and David Fry hit the game winning home run. Coach Bobby Barbier has been their leader all season…
cut 13 (12) “….few years”
The Demons will make their fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Michele Hlavsa (Hill-lav-sa) chief of the C-D-C’s Healthy Swimming Program says before bringing the family over for a summer swim and grill, check the water in your pool to make sure it doesn’t contain any nasty bacteria…
cut 8 (12) “….test strips”