The Edwards administration is sounding the alarm about the cuts that would need to be enforced, if the House does not pass a sales tax bill that generates 500 million dollars in revenue. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the budget that passed the legislature calls for massive cuts to popular state programs, without the additional funding.
As of now TOPS is facing a 30-percent cut, higher ed would receive a 96-million dollar cut.
State Representative Malinda White of Bogalusa says she’s taking action by donating her per diem for the next special session. While refusing the check isn’t possible under the current system, she’s reinvesting the funds into her district, saying she will not let political agendas cost the taxpayers more than it has to.
Cut 6 (10) “…need to be upset about it.”
An Opelousas man is under arrest after allegedly setting a series of fires targeted at harassing his ex-girlfriend. 35-year-old Austin Ceasar was slapped with a series of Arson related charges after authorities found evidence that connected him to three fires dating back to March 9th. State Fire Marshal Spokesperson Ashley Rodriquez says a neighbor caught him committing the first arson.
Caesar is being held at the St. Landry Parish Jail after turning himself in on June 2nd.
Livingston Parish deputies were informed about a domestic dispute and dispatched to a Denham Springs home around 1 am Tuesday morning. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Lori Steel, says the results were a deadly tragedy witnessed by several children, but thankfully none of the kids were harmed.