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Louisiana Network
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![Well-Ahead Louisiana Teams Up With Restaurants To Encourage Healthier Menu Items](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/05/subway.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Well-Ahead Louisiana Teams Up With Restaurants To Encourage Healthier Menu Items
The state Department of Health and the Louisiana Restaurant Association have teamed up to encourage dining establishments to offer more healthy options on their menus.
![Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Supports Travel Ban](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2015/02/John-Kennedy-Facebook-e1463153341499.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Supports Travel Ban
A majority of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation supports President Donald Trump’s executive order placing travel bans on people from seven Middle Eastern countries.
![Governor Edwards Calls For A Special Session To Fix Budget Deficit](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/01/John-Bel-Edwards-Louisiana-Legislature-Twitter.png?w=980&q=75)
Governor Edwards Calls For A Special Session To Fix Budget Deficit
Governor John Bel Edwards announces he will call a special session so legislators can make what he calls "painful" cuts to address a 304-million dollar shortfall. Edwards says the 11-day special session would start February 13th.
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Special Session Could Become Reality After Budget Meeting
A special session to rebalance the state’s budget could become more of a reality today.
![LSU Economist: President Trump’s Proposal To Tax Mexican Imports Could Hurt Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/08/GettyImages-578546876.jpg?w=980&q=75)
LSU Economist: President Trump’s Proposal To Tax Mexican Imports Could Hurt Louisiana
President Donald Trump is considering a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for a wall along the southern border, so what does that mean for Louisiana?
![Thousands Of Louisianians In D.C. For March For Life](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/04/464380083.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Thousands Of Louisianians In D.C. For March For Life
Over 2,000 Louisiana residents are in Washington D.C. along with hundreds of thousands of Americans for today’s annual March for Life.
![Former LDWF Secretary Defends Spending Practices](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/01/Robert-Barham-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Former LDWF Secretary Defends Spending Practices
The critical audit of LDWF’s spending practices looked at purchases made from 2010 to 2015, when Barham was secretary.
![Governor’s Office Makes Case To Use Rainy Day Fund To Close Budget Gap](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/10/Governors-Mansion-pinterest.com_.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Governor’s Office Makes Case To Use Rainy Day Fund To Close Budget Gap
The Governor’s Office says a Republican lawmaker’s plan to close a $304 million dollar deficit would cripple public-private-hospitals, lead to the release of 4,500 inmates and make a historic cut to public schools.
![BESE Approves $1.5 Million For Teaching Residencies](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2017/01/GettyImages-51481254.jpg?w=980&q=75)
BESE Approves $1.5 Million For Teaching Residencies
Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approves more than $1.5 million in funding for teaching residencies.
![State Rep. Proposes Raising GPA Requirement For TOPS](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/02/TOPS-CUTS.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State Rep. Proposes Raising GPA Requirement For TOPS
Lawmakers are once again proposing more changes to the TOPS scholarship program.
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Shreveport Doctors Remove Huge Facial Tumor From 3-Year-Old
Louisiana doctors save a 3-year-old Brazilian girl's life by removing a five-pound tumor.
![Lawmakers Suggest Different Approaches To Closing Budget Gap](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/12/Louisiana-Legislature-Facebook-e1419707387817.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lawmakers Suggest Different Approaches To Closing Budget Gap
The Edwards administration will unveil a proposal on Friday on how to close a $304 million budget deficit for this fiscal year.
![Ex-Angola Warden Burl Cain Responds To Audit Allegations Of Illegal Activity During His Tenure](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/03/Burl-Cain-Facebook-e1458685448128.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ex-Angola Warden Burl Cain Responds To Audit Allegations Of Illegal Activity During His Tenure
Former Angola Warden Burl Cain has responded to claims in a state legislative auditor’s report that said he may have illegally used public funds for personal reasons.
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Congressman Garret Graves Named Chairman Of Water Resources Subcommittee
Graves says this panel has jurisdiction over the Army Corp of Engineers, EPA, and other issues that greatly effect Louisiana.
![CC’s Coffee House To Have 50 Locations By End Of 2017](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/01/CCs-Coffee-House-Facebook.jpg?w=980&q=75)
CC’s Coffee House To Have 50 Locations By End Of 2017
CC’s Coffee House is expanding, with plans to have 50 locations open by the end of 2017.
![US Senator Kennedy: DHH Needs To Cut Medicaid Spending](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/02/John-Kennedy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Senator Kennedy: DHH Needs To Cut Medicaid Spending
US Senator John Kennedy wants Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee to reduce state spending on Medicaid.
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Tax Filing Season Begins Today
Today marks the start of tax season, as Louisiana residents can begin filing federal and state income taxes.
![Louisiana Women Prepare To March On Washington](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/01/womens-rights-march.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Women Prepare To March On Washington
Hundreds of thousands of women are expected to gather in the nation’s capital one day after President Trump’s inauguration for the Women’s March on Washington.
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WMHS Rebel Band Performs In Inaugural Parade
The West Monroe High School Rebel Band gets the prestigious honor of performing in the inaugural parade at the nation’s capital today.
![US Rep Higgins: ‘It’s A New Day In America’](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-21-at-8.40.14-PM.png?w=980&q=75)
US Rep Higgins: ‘It’s A New Day In America’
Congressman Clay Higgins of Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District is looking forward to the changes that will come under the new administration.