federal aid
January 25, 2018
Gov. John Bel Edwards paid a visit to The Advocate’s editorial board last week, and said he remains optimistic about Louisiana’s trajectory despite the Legislature’s failure to address the state’s chronic structural budget shortfalls.
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40.1 - Amount of federal aid Louisiana receives as a percentage of state general revenue. (Source: Tax Foundation)September 21, 2016
As gutted remnants of homes continue to line streets throughout south Louisiana, a federal aid package remains on hold as part of a temporary government funding bill.
September 6, 2016
Louisiana could save $70 million a year by moving 9,000 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses to drug courts - and even more if the programs expanded statewide. The numbers come from a new Legislative Auditor’s report that also finds Louisiana sends people to prison for nonviolent offenses at much higher rates than other states.
August 24, 2016
As President Obama visited the flood-stricken Baton Rouge area on Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards used the occasion to press for more federal resources.