Governor John Bel Edwards has called his third special session of 2018. It will begin June 18th and must end June 27th. Edwards is still looking for a fix to the fiscal cliff. The governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Carbo says after the legislature failed to replace a large portion of the 1.4 billion dollars in temporary taxes that expire June 30th, they had no choice but to give it one more shot….
Cut 14 (11) “unfunded”
Without additional tax revenue, TOPS is facing a 30 percent cut, and higher ed, corrections, district attorneys, pre-k education, and other state services would be on the block for deep reductions starting July 1st.

The House Republican Legislative Delegation has told Governor Edwards that they can’t support additional taxes without spending reforms.

The man in charge of the state’s prison system says over 10-thousand inmates could be released unless additional revenue is raised…
Cut 2 (30) “I’m I’m Jeff Palermo”

Louisiana’s suicide rate is up 29 percent since 1999 according to the CDC. Louisiana’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator Danita Leblanc says a disturbing statistic is contained in the report that looks at all 50 states.
Cut 5 (08) “mental illness”