With the legislative session set to end on Thursday at 6 PM, lawmakers are scrambling to come up with a budget proposal that Governor Jindal will sign. Here’s Eric Gill with more…
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Some new Gross Domestic Product numbers from the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reveal Louisiana’s economy is lagging behind the national average for growth. The national rate is 2.2 percent; while Louisiana’s is 1.9 percent. The state’s mining sector – which includes oil and natural gas- shrank, which helped to contribute to the lower numbers.
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The 3 bills described as a compromise with Common Core are expected to be signed by Governor Bobby Jindal. Four panels, mostly be made up of teachers, will review Common Core and make recommendations to BESE, and the next governor will have the ability to reject any proposed changes to the curriculum…
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That’s Council For a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin.

New Orleans Police say a man is dead after his truck crashed through a fifth or sixth level barracade and window of a parking garage, then fell to the street below. Paul Colce, an eyewitness, says he and others ran to help….
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He says it was nothing short of a miracle that nobody else was hurt.