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The Louisiana Legislature special session ended early. A dozen tough-on-crime laws tare headed to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk. He calls it a giant step forward.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is making good on his promise to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard troops to help secure the border.

The big debate over the budget came down to lawmakers arguing over how much, if any, of the revenue forecast to withhold in case of midyear cuts.

Lawmakers are taking a short break from the budget, waiting to get final tallies on bills they passed in the special legislative session and steeling themselves for hearings to comb through the grim cut scenarios.

This could be the last time students take the LEAP, as the Common Core-aligned PARCC tests are set to be administered next year.

A Jefferson Parish lawmaker is urging Gov. Bobby Jindal to stop the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called the Common Core.