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Treasurer John Kennedy says state officials, seeking to stave off a downgrade to Louisiana's credit rating, asked a national rating agency to give…
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A $3.5 million mid-year budget cut for the Department of Tourism means layoffs and reduced hours for the state's parks and museums. Lieutenant Governor…
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Governor Bobby Jindal's administration has put together a mid-year reduction plan to cover a $103 million gap for the current year's budget. Commissioner…
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State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana is in danger of seeing its credit score drop from stable to negative. He says the report, from Moody’s…
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Grim news was expected - and delivered - from the Revenue Estimating Conference Monday afternoon. The state's forecasting panel determined a $103 million…
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The Revenue Estimating Committee meets in Baton Rouge today to determine how far the state is from making budget in the current fiscal year. Many are…
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State Senate President John Alario isn't mincing words over the looming budget crisis for state legislators. The Jindal administration has discussed a…
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Louisiana House Speaker Rep. Chuck Kleckley plans to fight any plan that would significantly reduce higher education funding in the spring legislative…
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Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to Governor Bobby Jindal's plan to use a mix of patchwork financing and modest cuts to close a budget deficit of more than…
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The Legislature's chief economist says state officials need to look at Louisiana'slong list of tax breaks as spending programs that siphon dollars away…