state budget shortfall

The Governor and House Republican leaders met behind closed doors this morning and again this afternoon – and ultimately cancelled scheduled public…

With four bangs of the gavel and the call of, “The House will come to order,” Louisiana’s legislature convened in special session last evening.They have…

“The best thing you can do for a stable funding for government is to have a well-balanced stool.”But when your budget – your stool -- doesn’t balance,…

Shortfalls, streamlining, tax reform – as Louisiana’s budget problems continue to dominate discussions at the capitol, now would be a good time for a…

2016 was the year that kept on giving -- giving all of us in Louisiana some real grief. Yet rather than bring you down with the usual “year in review”,…

In addition to the feasting and football, there’s the Thanksgiving tradition of perusing Black Friday sale papers, plotting your holiday shopping. So as…

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…

“I hear nothing from the governor’s office on where he wants to take this state,” Senator Conrad Appel of Metairie complains. “Where is the guiding light?…

A constitutional amendment seeks more cuts to deal with state budget shortfalls – cuts to state worker paychecks.“This adds a level of personal…

Have you ever tried to figure out where your money went, when you have too much month left at the end of your money? Tracking down the cup of coffee here;…