After two years and seven special sessions, the state now has a path forward on revenue that as of now provides enough money to fully fund most state services at their current levels. Most of the tax plan has a seven-year sunset, setting up another round of budget battles in 2025, unless a permanent tax reform plan can be enacted. There’s growing interest in a constitutional convention to facilitate that reform, but Political Analyst Clancy DuBos says many opponents are worried about just who would run the convention.
Summer is back with a vengeance as State Climatologist Barry Keim tells us we can expect higher than normal temperatures through the week due to a high pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico which will see higher humidity levels and reduced cloud cover. Keim does recommend to utilize caution with such intense heat in the area.
Cut 11 (07) “…just a bit”
The legislature’s decision to renew a portion of an expiring one-cent sales tax will provide funding to begin operating a new juvenile justice facility in Bunkie. Matt Doyle has the story.
After a stop at a gas station in Grand Coteau this weekend, someone is now $2 million richer. This particular convenience store has produced other big winners in recent months and news of the luck of the establishment appears to have gotten around. The 1 Stop store owner, Nasir Sohail says more people are showing up at his business with high hopes. The ticket sold over the weekend has yet to be claimed. Sohail explains that although this particular winner didn’t match up all the numbers with the recent drawing, it was enough to land the sizable prize.
Cut 13 (10) “…with a power play.”