Governor Bobby Jindal laid out three priorities for this year’s legislative session in a speech he delivered to both houses of the Louisiana legislature. Jindal says the first priority is to balance the state’s budget without increasing taxes…
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Jindal says priority number two is education reform and that means removing Common Core from Louisiana.

With the chances of rain for the state being about 80% for this week, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch is in effect until Tuesday night for portions of southeast Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Houma and Hammond…
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That’s State Climatologist Barry Kiem.
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As the legislative session begins, education is always a big topic, and one lawmaker wants to make sure there are enough quality substitute teachers. Michelle Southern reports…:
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While the rest of nation has experienced a slight increase inthe price of gas, Louisiana average prices are staying about the same. According to GasBuddy.com, the average price for regular gasoline in $2.17 a gallon. The projections still predict summertime gas levels to approach the lows of 2009.