Monday May 21 | NOLA.com
Budget cuts could close 3 Louisiana prisons and force 947 layoffs.
Three state prisons could close, sending 2,700 inmates to local jails and another 940 to other state institutions because of cuts now included in the Louisiana's budget, corrections officials told the Senate Finance Committee Monday.
Despite postponement, evening enchanted after all
Friends and family proved to be a winning combination for Some Enchanted Evening featuring the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at Heritage Park in Slidell.
Prison sale proposal passes out of committee
A move to privatize the Avoyelles Correctional Center has cleared a big hurdle in the Legislature.
The Jindal administration changed course Friday by deciding it wants to earmark a proposed increase in state employee retirement contributions to pay off pension system debt.