One-hundred-three million dollars worth of cuts was approved by the Legislative Joint Budget Committee today, but not without concerns and even criticisms being expressed. Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols pushed lawmakers to approve the governor’s plan, because if any proposed cuts are restored, it could lead to deeper cuts next fiscal year….
cut 15 (10) “higher education”

Here comes the cold weather. Again. And things could get especially dramatic with the possibility of winter precipitation for central and north Louisiana Sunday night and into Monday…
CUT 4 (07) Q; “gonna be”
That’s National Weather Service Office meteorologist Mario Valverde says there is a chance of snow Monday night for North Louisiana.
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In the Louisiana Governor’s race, the first TV ads started today, and they belong to Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle. LaPolitics-dot-com was the first to reveal the report today, and publisher Jeremy Alford said the Angelle campaign kept things quiet about the media buy of $200 thousand dollars…
CUT 11 (11) Q: ‘was celebrating’
The Angelle campaign line is “workhorse; not a showhorse”

Following some recent bad economic business news for Pineville, there is good news to report, as a firm announces an opening that will create hundreds of jobs in Central Louisiana. The Town Talk is reporting the American Specialty Alloys company will build an aluminum alloy plant that is targeting to begin operations in 2016. That plant will be located on the former site of International Paper on Highway 165.