special session

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the legislature, my fellow Louisianans:Good afternoon.Today, I’m going to be brief. The time for politics and…

There’s only two months left in the fiscal year, and doubts are growing as to whether a spending plan for next budget year can be approved in the current…

Now that the special session concluded without a solution to fill a one-billion-dollar budget shortfall in July, TOPS funding could be cut by 80-percent.…

All hope appears lost that the state legislature will pass any tax measures in this special session to address a nearly one-billion dollar shortfall. A…

The special session kicks off today to address a one billion dollar shortfall. Legislators have until March 7th to find a fix to the looming fiscal cliff…

Today is the deadline for Governor John Bel Edwards to call a February special session to address the looming one billion dollar budget hole resulting in…

Opening day formalities behind them, lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards are trying to negotiate a deal to close Louisiana's $304 million deficit. The…