Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser gave an update on the status of the four New Orleans Confederate monuments today on Talk Louisiana, saying he’s working to get the city to transfer control of them. Rumors circulated after the monument’s removal that private citizens were cutting deals to have the statues transferred to their property, but Nungesser says none of those efforts were ever completed. Despite the initial failures, the Lt. Governor says some private citizens are still making an attempt.
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DCFS Division of Family Support Deputy Assistant Secretary Sammy Guillory says those who normally get their SNAP on the 10th through the 14th will instead get their funds on the 9th next month. Guillory says they had to make the change to make sure some of their recipients did not end up going too long without their food assistance.
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Motorists in Alexandria will begin seeing changes to the speed limit on I-49 beginning today.
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House Republican Caucus Chairman Lance Harris attacked Governor Edwards re-election claims that taxes have gone down during his term at today’s joint legislative budget committee, noting that taxes are higher than when Jindal left office, and says business taxes are up as well…
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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the increase was necessary to cover the Jindal budget shortfall.