Confirming rumors very few believed would prove true, Mayor Adrian Perkins has now given public notice that he will ask Shreveport voters to approve a…
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Saturday, January 12, 2019 … 12:42 P.M. You won’t hear him mention it, of course, but during Governor John Bel Edwards’ first year in office,…
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By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Friday is the latest deadline in negotiations over whether Louisiana will have a special legislative session…
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By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers who don’t want to replace more than $1 billion in expiring taxes should detail how…
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By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With the final calculations still to be done, diverging ideas already emerged Thursday for how to…
Read More » MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is planning an $18 million cut to public colleges to help…
Read More » MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the ongoing legal dispute between Louisiana’s governor and attorney general over the governor’s LGBT-rights…
Read More » MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has “failed” students in the TOPS free college tuition program and risks forcing some…
Read More » MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ chief budget adviser will unveil the administration’s proposal for closing a…
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Gov. John Bel Edwards’ chief budget architect said Friday that he fears Louisiana won’t meet its income forecast this year,…
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September 4, 2016 I recently wrote to spotlight journalism excellence in the reporting on South Louisiana floods by Gordon Russell of The Advocate newspaper, and…
Read More » June 26, 2016 It isn’t every morning that I smile more or less all the way through my cereal, and I write to gladly credit The…
Read More » February 16, 2016 For the first time since Governor Edwards and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne decided to scare the heck out of the people of…
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