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Political and religious leaders from across Louisiana are paying tribute to Pope Francis who died Easter Monday at the age of 88.

“The problem in our city is not that we’re too high tech,” tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Matt Wisdom said. “It’s that we don’t have enough technology in infrastructure.”

Many departments will see cuts, though employees will receive 2.5% raises.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the structural limits on Black political power that have impacted New Orleans’ Black mayors for decades. And we hear about new efforts to increase high-speed internet access across the state.

BATON ROUGE-- The House Ways and Means Committee discussed a trio of bills Monday and Tuesday that would give the city of New Orleans more control over…