Seventy-eight of the 104 House members were present when the Louisiana House gaveled in this morning to resume the 2020 legislative session. Harvey Representative Rodney Lyons says he’s recovered from COVID-19 and asked legislators to wear a mask when talking with others…
Cut 5 (08) “…doing so”
The House Appropriations Committee heard a bleak outlook when it comes to state revenues from the legislature’s chief economist. Greg Albrecht says mineral revenue, sales, and income tax collections will be down for the foreseeable future and it will take a long time for tourism to bounce back…
cut 14 (12) “…people are seeing”
An official revenue projection will be made next Monday when the Revenue Estimating Conference meets. Albrecht is a member of that panel.

The Louisiana Department of Education distributes 260 million dollars in federal funding to school districts, with guidance on how to properly use the funds…
Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

Nearly two-hundred employees at the Georgia-Pacific lumber facility in DeQuincy will be out of a job soon. That’s because Georgia-Pacific says it’s ceasing operations at that facility.

Carnival Cruise Lines has canceled all North American cruises through July. A date has not been given on when Carnival will re-start operations at the Port of New Orleans.