Budget provides for necessities lawmakers say
Baton Rouge AP report notes the Legislature approved a nearly 119 million tax bill package to fund essentials if Governor Edwards signs, with conservatives split over spending and tax reliance. Edwards may veto parts. critics warn the funding only buys one year while long term fiscal fixes remain elusive.
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Horizon House Faces Closure Statewide Youth Shelter Cuts
Yvette Bouffard, director of Horizon House in Tangipahoa, warns 200 yearly admissions plus other shelters statewide could vanish as $9 million in state cuts close all youth shelters by July 1. Officials defend the budget shift while citing public safety priorities and loss of Pathways and Runaway Youth Act funding.
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