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Unless lawmakers can agree on a revenue package by July 1, the Louisiana Department of Health is facing more than $650 million in cuts next year - an amount that would swell to $2.8 billion with the loss of matching federal dollars.

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8.3 percent- Black unemployment rate in Louisiana at the end of 2017, compared to 3.1 percent for whites and 4.7 percent overall. (Source: Economic Policy Institute)