It’s the last day of the special session, so can legislators come to an agreement on a budget and a sales tax bill that would generate hundreds of millions of dollars. The Senate’s plan calls for fully funding higher education, TOPS and major health care programs, while the House supports a lower state sales tax rate and a reduction in state spending.

Now that Governor John Bel Edwards has signed into law a measure allowing riverboat casinos to come ashore, when will it happen? Matt Doyle has more…
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Entergy Louisiana is planning on purchasing solar power generated by a solar farm that’s set to be the largest such facility in the state. The facility by Eagle Solar Group will be based in West Baton Rouge Parish, and should be up and running by 2020. Entergy Louisiana CEO Phillip May says it’s a huge project and a 20 year agreement.
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The purchasing plan is estimated to save customers 29 million dollars over the life of the contract.

The American Cancer Society is now recommending that average-risk adults get a colorectal cancer screening at age 45, five years earlier than the previous recommendation. A co-author of that report is Elizabeth Fontham, who says there are six different tests that screen for the disease…
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