The National Hurricane Center says an area of disturbed weather has a medium chance of development once it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The sixth special session since Governor John Bel Edwards took office is underway. Don Molino reports the governor is optimistic this one will be successful…
But Manning warns the system has the potential of developing into at least a tropical depression
That has Memorial Day beach goers worried about the potential for a vacation washout. Manning says those who plan on heading out for the weekend need to check in on the system’s progress over the rest of the week.
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A 26-year-old Monroe Police Officer died in a traffic accident yesterday. Ayrian Williams was an LSU grad and New Orleans native who worked at the Southern Campus Police Department before taking a job with Monroe in November of 2017. Police Chief Eugene Ellis says Williams was on the clock when the accident occurred.
Ellis says the officer had a great reputation in the department after just half a year on the force, and had the talent to work anywhere, but chose to make Monroe her home.
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Funeral plans have not been finalized yet, and Mayor Jamie Mayo is asking for the public to keep the Williams family and the Monroe community in your thoughts and prayers.
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Governor Edwards spoke at UL Lafayette today breaking tradition of opening a session by addressing legislators in the House chamber. The Governor is calling on the legislature to replace expiring sales taxes to avoid 648 million dollars in budget cuts. University of Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards is hoping to draw attention to the importance to higher ed.
This will be the 6th special session since governor Edwards took office in 2016, when temporary sales taxes that are set to expire in July were raised to address the last fiscal cliff. Cross says this time might be different, as GOP legislators appear more willing to talk revenue.
Cross says the Governor will most likely have to settle for a compromise built around renewing half of the one penny sales tax that is set to expire. But he did warn that whatever compromise is reached will most likely involve kicking the can down the street to whoever wins the governor’s mansion next year.
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The sixth special session since Governor John Bel Edwards took office is underway. Edwards opened the session on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus, as public colleges are at risk of budget cuts, unless legislators approve 648-million dollars in taxes. Edwards hopes the legislature can come together on a plan…
The special session must end June 4th. Edwards says now is the time to pass revenue measures that will replace most of the temporary sales taxes that are set to expire on June 30th….
The Democratic governor has said he can support a proposal to keep up to a half penny of an expiring one-cent sales tax. Edwards says he would also like to see legislators remove certain sales tax exemptions