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Budget Talks
State lawmakers will begin their work on transforming the Governor's proposed Executive Budget for next fiscal year this morning, at the State Capitol. House Appropriations Committee chair Jim Fannin, of Jonesboro, says the panel will begin spending three days a week working on the budget BEFORE the session begins April 27th.
Fannin's committee is responsible for creating House Bill 1; the budget- -which is hung on the framework created by the Governor's Executive Budget proposal. Fannin says the committee will meet each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between now and the session's start, to get a jump start on a big job.
Louisiana faces a revenue shortfall of well over a billion dollars for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. Fannin says his committee will invest the extra time in debating proposed budget cuts, and their merits or problems. He says all planned cuts to the budget will be treated with equal importance.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:21 PM
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Hurricane Loans
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proposing to forgive
loans local governments received after the 2005 hurricanes. FEMA
provided nearly 1.3-billion dollars in community disaster loans in
Louisiana and Mississippi after Katrina and Rita. Congress later
authorized FEMA to forgive the loans if certain conditions were met.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:14 PM
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Because of State's Economic Growth, Medicaid Budget will Suffer
Louisiana's strong post-Katrina economic growth is expected to
create a huge shortfall in the state's Medicaid budget in late 2010.
Under federal law, poorer states pay a smaller share of Medicaid
costs. However, officials say a post-Katrina spike in income will
cause the state's federal share to drop.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:12 PM
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2 Men Arrested In Connection With A Murder
We have new information about the murder at Heymann Park. Lafayette Police have arrested
brothers, 26-year-old Ernie and 28-year-old Jamal Paul, both of Lafayette. They face charges of
principle to second-degree murder. 28-year-old Johnny Babineaux of Lafayette was shot in the park
last night. Cpl. Paul Mouton says they are looking for the accused gunman, believed to be 26-year-
old Kenneth Bernard, Jr. of Lafayette. Detectives are asking anyone with information as to the
whereabouts of Kenneth Bernard Jr. to contact the Lafayette Police Department or Crime Stoppers
at 232-TIPS.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:07 PM
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La. Housing Market Better Than the National Average
National experts say Louisiana's housing market is far healthier
than the national average and could be poised for recovery later
this year. National Association of Homebuilders analyst Robert
Denk says the main contributor to the nationwide real estate slump
is toxic sub-prime mortgages, of which Louisiana had very few.
Denk says the post-Katrina construction boom has helped keep the
state's housing market stable during the recession.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:42 PM
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More And More Dead Birds Being Found
 Officials say more than 3,000 birds have been collected dead along the Gulf Coast since an oil spill was triggered in April by the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:52 PM
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National Headlines
 Here's a look at stories making national news.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:59 PM
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Arizona Files Appeal In Immigration Case
 Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:48 PM
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