2016 Special Session

Governor John Bel Edwards tried to put a good face on it.“I am extremely pleased with where we are, considering where we started. And while we may have…

“At this point, we do not have the luxury of amending this bill,” Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs chairman J.P. Morrell told the Senate, so on this…

This is the final day of the second special session, and it must end by midnight tonight.“We’re going to ask you to come in for 9 a.m.; be prepared to…

The Senate Finance committee met Wednesday to amend the supplemental appropriations bill, which allocates the money raised during this special session.…

Despite everything we’ve heard from the Edwards’ administration about the depth of Louisiana’s budget shortages, it’s quite clear now: the House…

After the House approved cuts freeing up another $70-million for the upcoming budget Monday, they then squabbled over where to spend it – on TOPS, or on…

“We only have 3 opportunities before us to possibly fund the vital services that we need in all of our communities,” Bogalusa Rep. Malinda White reminded…

A clearly weary Governor John Bel Edwards met with the press today to discuss the status of the state’s finances and the special session seeking to…

In the space of two hours, the full Senate did some heavy lifting Thursday. It took just two minutes to okay the much-delayed capital outlay…

Sales tax on Girl Scout cookies, on sodas sold by band boosters at high school football games, even sales tax on tickets to public radio events: all are…