A poll from LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab finds that more Louisiana residents believe the state is heading in the right direction….
cut 13 (05) “…39-percent last year”
That’s the director for the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs Dr. Jenee Slocum who says education and transportation were the top concerns among those who were surveyed, but the public’s confidence in state government to tackle these problems remain low.

Shreveport Senator John Milkovich has pre-filed a bill to ban abortions in Louisiana if the heartbeat of a fetus is detectable.
Cut 10 (10) “…acceptable.”
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a fetal heartbeat bill into law last month, but the Center for Reproductive Rights says they are confident the courts will rule this law unconstitutional.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says the Office of Management and Budget is the federal agency that remains hesitant in releasing flood recovery dollars for those homeowners who were impacted by the 2016 floods and have already received an S-B-A loan. Cassidy says O-M-B’s concern is that disaster victims in the future will not take an S-B-A loan and just wait for grant dollars…
cut 8 (10) “…of benefits”
Cassidy says if O-M-B doesn’t sign off on grant money going to S-B-A recipients, they’ll get President Donald Trump involved. Cassidy and fellow Senator John Kennedy plan to meet with O-M-B again on April 16th.