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Edwards calls special session to raise taxes Play Video
February 5, 2016 4:20 PM
BATON ROUGE - State lawmakers will start debating a tax hike next week with Governor John Bel Edwards calling a special legislative session Friday to tackle Louisiana's budget crisis. Lawmakers will go into the special session on Sunday, Feb. 14 and will remain in session until Mar. 9. Edwards... more » -
Medicaid, TOPS, public schools all running out of money Play Video
December 30, 2015 1:58 PM
BATON ROUGE - The state's budget woes keep getting worse. Louisiana now has a $2.65 billion budget hole to be filled by June. Incoming Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne announced the sobering news Tuesday at LSU. "This is the clear view, the true picture for where we are today. It's... more » -
LSU warns of potential budget shortfall
March 21, 2013 4:07 PM
BATON ROUGE - LSU Interim Chancellor Dr. William Jenkins sent out an email warning faculty and staff about the upcoming budget situation facing the state's flagship university. In the email Jenkins said preliminary information showed the university would receive $23 million less from state appropriations, and that revenue from... more »