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• Interview: Sen. Cleo Fields previews topics to be addressed during special session Play Video

  September 28, 2020 9:09 AM

  Republican lawmakers have called for a special session that kicks off Monday, September 28 and will allow state leaders to focus on how Louisiana navigates the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Laura recovery, in addition to reviewing to hundreds of bills related to various topics. But what... more »

• Two detained in connection to Sherwood homicide

  June 5, 2017 4:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say they have apprehended multiple subjects in connection to a homicide Monday. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office located a stolen vehicle that was allegedly connecteded to an apparent homicide at an apartment complex in the 4900 block of South Sherwood Forest. The vehicle was... more »

• Governor Edwards calling precautionary special session

  May 31, 2017 6:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards is calling a special legislative session to start next week, a precaution for the possibility he won't reach agreement with lawmakers on Louisiana's budget. The special session will convene at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2017, and it must adjourn by midnight... more »

• Legislators believe special session will come down to the wire Play Video

  February 22, 2017 8:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The pressure is on for lawmakers to find a way to cover the state's massive budget gap. They've spent the past nine days negotiating a plan, and many legislators believe it will come down to the wire. The main concern is approving how much of... more »

• Edwards calls special session for Feb. 13-23 Play Video

  January 27, 2017 10:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor Edwards announced on Friday that he is bringing the legislature into its next special session starting Feb. 13 to address the state's $300 million budget deficit. The special session will run to Feb. 23. Gov. Edwards: Next week, I intend to issue a... more »

• 2 Special Sessions: The cost to taxpayers Play Video

  June 24, 2016 9:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - In addition to the usual legislative session, lawmakers spent a lot of extra time at the Capitol this year thanks to two separate Special Sessions. The move cost taxpayers millions. The first Special Session began on February 14th. It ended 25 days later, but over that... more »

• Lawmaker calls proposed tax policy 'worst ever' Play Video

  June 15, 2016 11:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some lawmakers are calling a tax bill that passed through the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday as some of the worst tax policy ever. The tax hike would mainly impact wealthy people when they file their state return. It will only take effect if the... more »

• Critical tax vote planned Wednesday in House committee

  June 15, 2016 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Pressure is being put on members of the House tax committee, who are deciding whether to scale back a tax deduction for upper-income earners. The Ways and Means Committee meets Wednesday afternoon to consider the legislation by Bogalusa Rep. Malinda White, to raise more than $100 million... more »

• Second special session in full swing at the Capitol Play Video

  June 7, 2016 5:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The second session is in full swing at the Capitol as lawmakers are grappling with raising more taxes to close the budget deficit. Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the Legislature Tuesday morning with News 2's Mark Armstrong getting the impression that his words fell on deaf... more »

• LSU evaluates state of higher education cuts as second session begins

  June 7, 2016 11:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials at LSU updated the university’s future outlook after lawmakers passed the operating budget over the weekend and head into a second session to try to close holes in state funding. The bill, which did change much from the version approved by the Senate around a... more »

• Meet the legislative players preparing to tackle state's budget holes

  June 6, 2016 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards often says Louisiana is in the worst budget crisis of a generation facing the largest state deficit in all its history. Simply put, the state does not have enough money to pay for critical and popular services like hospitals and the TOPS college... more »

• Special session ends: A breakdown of what passed in final hours Play Video

  March 9, 2016 7:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana’s lawmakers wrapped up a special legislative session Wednesday night at 6 p.m. aimed at balancing this year’s budget. Decisions on several tax proposals that could help get the state treasury back in decent shape went down to the wire as the debate ended in a flurry... more »

• Special session deadline looms at the capitol Play Video

  March 9, 2016 12:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A deadline looms at the state capitol. By the end of Wednesday, the special session called to deal with the state's budget woes will be over. It'll be a busy day. Lawmakers have to find another $200 million. Accomplishing that could be easier said than done; They've... more »

• Lawmakers race against the clock to close budget gap Play Video

  March 8, 2016 12:19 AM

  BATON ROGE - The special legislative session ends Wednesday and lawmakers now have less than 48 hours to sort out the state's budget mess. Monday, they discussed raising the sales tax an extra cent until the end of the current fiscal year. There's no official proposal yet, but republicans and... more »

• LSU students plan to protest possible budget cuts, encourage others to join

  February 12, 2016 11:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU students are planning to fight pending budget cuts that could affect higher education and the TOPS program. The state announced a suspension to the TOPS scholarship program, Thursday. Friday morning the state reinstated 80% of the TOPS payments, and instructed the universities to absorb the other... more »