There has been plenty of debate on various issues especially a widely criticized move by both chambers that will double the base-pay of state lawmakers one-week from tomorrow, and now the Louisiana Legislature has by law until 6 p.m. today to finish its regular session work. There are plenty of bills still to be acted on, but most of the big stuff has been taken care of, including approval of a 30-billion-dollar state operating budget.

The governor has vetoed House Bill 278, a piece of ethics legislation, which would have provided an exception to a limitation on food, drink and refreshment for public servants attending recruitment, fundraising or philanthropic activities. He also vetoed House Bill 947 that would have made an exception to the prohibition on complimentary tickets for public servants who attend a fundraising event held for the benefit of educational institutions or nonprofit organizations.

His conviction on charges stemming from a brawl on Bourbon Street in September of 2007 will likely keep an ex-Tulane University student and football player in prison for a long time. The "Times-Picayune" says an Orleans Parish jury convicted 23-year-old Ray Boudreaux Jr. of Abbeville of four-counts of attempted manslaughter and one-count of aggravated battery. He had originally been charged with five-counts of attempted murder. The newspaper reports that Boudreaux could face up to 60-years in prison on just the attempted manslaughter charges. The jury turned back Boudreaux's claims that he acted in self-defense when allegedly attacked by an angry mob. Sentencing is scheduled for July 22nd.

The wife of a  Keithville man found murdered in his home Sunday has been arrested for hiring someone to kill her husband.

State Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham reopens part of the Mississippi River delta in Plaquemines Parish to recreational fishing.

First Lady Supriya Jindal was in Shreveport and Alexandria today to rally support for an effort to assist those affected by the Gulf oil spill crisis.

Here's a look at stories making national news.

A new national poll finds former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is currently the Republican with the chance of defeating President Obama in 2012. 

Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.