There’s a new budget dispute between the Edwards administration and House Republican leadership. During a Revenue Estimating Conference meeting, House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry would not go along with a recommendation by economists to upgrade the state’s economic forecast, because he doesn’t want the state to spend more money than it collects. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne…
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Dardenne says Henry’s action prevents the state from giving various agencies an additional 43-million dollars and he says it threatens an attempt to give teachers a pay raise next year. But Henry calls that more fearmongering from the Edwards administration….
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Henry says the R-E-C should wait a few months to get a clearer picture of the state’s finances.

There are some great new releases out now on both TV and the silver screen set in Louisiana, including a possible Oscar contender. Kevin Barnhart has the details.
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In the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, LSU comes in at number 10, putting them in position to play in a New Year’s Six Bowl game.