Fiscal cliff

Special session chatter persists

Lawmakers, administration officials, lobbyists and other government relations professionals are working under the assumption that the next special session of the Legislature will be called some time after Feb. 14, 2018.

GOP Senate leader says more budget woes are ahead

State Sen. Bret Allain, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, sees more budget problems ahead. And he hopes Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards will continue working with the Legislature to solve Louisiana’s budget problems.

House members studying budget gap fix

By Jeremy Alford & Sarah Gamard LaPolitics.com Louisiana’s current crop of state representatives can’t go anywhere these days without hearing about the dreaded “fiscal cliff,” which is code for the more than $1 billion budget deficit slated for next fiscal year.

DeVillier keeps to fiscal theme

State Rep. Phillip DeVillier said his priorities are kindergarten through 12th-grade education; roads and bridges; and higher education. But it is the state’s finances that he mostly spoke about at a Eunice Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday.

Governor discusses ‘fiscal cliff’

Republican Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling it Louisiana’s “fiscal cliff,” and it’ll be the prime topic of conversations this week when he meets with Republican House Speaker Taylor Barras.