The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee has made significant changes to a House approved tax plan so that it will generate even more revenue than what the lower chamber wanted. Lafayette Senator Gerald Boudreaux echoed the thoughts of many of the committee members, they want to produce enough revenue to avoid budget cuts…
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The projected shortfall for July 1st is 648 million dollars. The House approved a tax plan that generates close to 400-million dollars and House Republican Caucus Chairman Lance Harris predicts the votes are not there in the lower chamber to approve the Senate’s plan.

Sears announces its closing 72 stores nationwide, because of dismal sales. No word on what will happen with the 33 Sears stores in Louisiana.

Health care reform has taken a back seat to other issues in Washington D-C, but Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says he continues to look at his colleagues on what can be done to lower health care costs…
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Corvallis, Oregon, is nearly 2500 miles away from Baton Rouge, but you can still expect a good contingent of LSU Fans at this weekend’s NCAA Regional at Oregon State. Sean Fredenburg with the LSU Alumni Association Portland Chapter says…
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