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The funds were in danger of being moved to the state Medical Assistance Trust Fund. Their restoration comes at a time when St. Landry Parish schools have been plagues with financial problems.

The Iberia Chamber of Commerce will host another meeting about the I-49 project.

Louisiana sales tax coming in as the third highest in the nation. In the report released by Washington-based Tax Foundation, only Tennessee and Arizona came in ranked higher.

State Treasurer John Kennedy has announced the State Bond Commission has approved over 48 million dollars for projects across Louisiana and 15 million dollars for refinancing existing public debt.

His vision for Louisiana includes reducing poverty by lowering the rate of children born out of wedlock in Louisiana.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says a lack of confidence with political leadership in the U.S. and Europe led to Monday's huge sell-off on Wall Street.

New Orleans area residents are reunited with lost funds to the tune of $400,000.

Legislators get back down to business in Baton Rouge today as another week of meetings of the Legislature gets into full swing.  Lawmakers are still considering hundreds of pieces of legislation aimed at curbing spending, eliminating positions and tax proposals as the state grapple's with a 1.6 billion dollar shortfall.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State officials agree cutting government costs involves shrinking the state's work force.