louisiana budget

The Louisiana House has backed a $30 billion-plus spending plan for next year that uses federal coronavirus aid to keep programs and services on an even keel despite the pandemic.

As they weigh steep cuts across state services, Louisiana lawmakers have fully funded their own budget so legislative agencies are poised to escape reductions.

The state's Revenue Estimating Conference estimates the fiscal cliff may not be as steep as earlier expected.

Despite the opposition from House leadership, state representatives pass the $29-billion budget.

Tuesday was public testimony day in the Appropriations Committee

The new plan would use between $90 million and $99 million from Louisiana's "rainy day" fund to lessen cuts.

House Republicans have started advancing two budget-rebalancing proposals.

"He’s not going to make cuts to higher education, K-12 education, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of Children and Family Services.”

Gov. John Bel Edwards is suggesting a special budget-rebalancing legislative session may be likely

Kennedy said he wants to help craft ideas for stabilizing Louisiana's state budget during his remaining tenure.

Dardenne says once again higher education and healthcare are on the chopping block.

Louisiana will borrow up to $400 million from two banks to help keep bill-paying on track at state agencies.

The state treasurer said the whole buzz around the TOPS debate is simply a tactic that the governor is using to instill income taxes.

It seems every week we get a new piece of bad news concerning Louisiana's current financial budget crisis. This week has followed suit as Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says more than half of Louisiana's state parks, museums, and historic sites could close in 2017 as part of efforts to fix the budget. You know, if we were this inept at our jobs, we would be shown the door in a heartbeat.

Wingin' It Wednesday panelist Carol Ross breaks down the "stubborn facts" about the state's budget problems.

Without funding, the state won't be able to pay outside attorneys and experts and its work on the BP case.

The 6:30 p.m. press release issued as the weekend began seemed to some a strategic move to sidestep media coverage.

Almost a half a million Louisiana taxpayers who owe the state money may get a break. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Tim Barfield announced today his department is sending notices to 443,000 taxpayers beginning this week to notify them that they may be eligible for a tax amnesty program...

In typical fashion the House couldn't even agree if the budget was an increase or if it was a cut.

Now that La. Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has scrapped his tax swap plan, instead leaving it up to legislators to figure out how to handle getting rid of the personal income tax, what's next?