As Louisiana edges closer to a February special session, House Republicans appear to be divided on the need to tap the state’s rainy-day fund to help mitigate a $304 million midyear budget gap.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has said he wants to see a plan from those who insist the state can plug a $304 million midyear budget gap with cuts alone, without resorting to a special session or dipping into the rainy-day fund.