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Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, stands at the lectern asking the House to vote to direct the committee to report HB1 as House Speaker Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, right, watches during the closing minutes of the last day of the regular legislative session Thursday June 8, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La.. In the 2017 Legislature, passing the budget bills for the fiscal year beginning July 1 was supposed to be the easy part.
Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, stands at the lectern asking the House to vote to direct the committee to report HB1 as House Speaker Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, right, watches during the closing minutes of the last day of the regular legislative session Thursday June 8, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La.. During floor debate in the final week of the regular legislative session, Democratic Rep. Barbara Norton, of Shreveport, apparently had enough of Republican Rep. Valarie Hodges from Denham Springs.
Probation and parole officers fill out messages for lawmakers in the Louisiana House chamber, trying to persuade the Legislature to keep the officers' pay raise in next year's budget, on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. less Probation and parole officers fill out messages for lawmakers in the Louisiana House chamber, trying to persuade the Legislature to keep the officers' pay raise in next year's budget, on Wednesday, June 7, ... more Probation and parole officers line up outside the Louisiana House chamber, as they work to persuade lawmakers to keep their pay raise in next year's budget, on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La.
The... . A young boy listens as people speak at a rally outside the Triple S Food Mart, where Alton Sterling was killed last summer, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
The House Republican leadership talks about the GOP House budget plan Monday May 1, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La.. As Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Cameron Henry Jr., R-Metairie, left, watches, House Speaker TyTaylor Barras, R-New Iberia, right, talks about the budget process.
Republican House Majority Leader Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, center, and House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, right, listen Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry Jr., R-Metairie, left, during a legislative recess on the House floor while awaiting legislation from the Senate which addresses the state budget deficit Monday Feb. 20, 2017, in Baton Rouge. Gov. John Bel Edwards smiled a lot but wasn't happy Thursday morning as he schmoozed his way around the lobby outside the public dining room - the town square of the State Capitol.
FEMA manufactured housing units line the interior of Leo's Park located at 4250 Blount Road, Thursday, February 23, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. Everett Wilson, 84, died in October from hyperthermia inside of an MHU on this lot.
DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson discusses the governor's task force recommendations to boost state aid for roads and bridges by $700 million per year Monday Feb. 20, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. While the experts have devices to measure pavement quality, Louisiana drivers are apt to describe their experiences in more personal terms, in the part of the anatomy where the wallet is located.
Microtel Hotel manager Debbie Aulis, left, looks through ad circulars with a lady in the lobby of her hotel where she has helped People displaced after floods destroyed their homes in August. Many will spend Christmas in hotels since their homes are not renovated yet.
Students from Glen Oaks High School in Baton Rouge are set to return their school grounds for classes sometime in the spring, but they will be moving back into a sea of temporary classrooms because a return to the permanent buildings will have to wait another two more years at least. East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent Warren Drake said he's received preliminary approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase and install at least $7.5 million worth of temporary buildings at the high school, including a cafeteria, career-and-technical building and 30 classrooms.
Chauna Banks, 54, is running for re-election as District 2 representative of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council. ORG XMIT: TAgnrYkN09WVqtp5RqTo ORG XMIT: BAT1610041654530733 Chauna Banks, 54, is running for re-election as District 2 representative of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a "Get Out The Vote" rally to stump for Republican senate candidate, Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy, and other congressional candidates, in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. ORG XMIT: LAGH105 President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a "Get Out The Vote" rally to stump for Republican senate candidate, Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy, and other congressional candidates, in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016.
Newcomer Matt Watson beat a field of three Tuesday and three incumbents - Buddy Amoroso, Chandler Loupe and Scott Wilson - were re-elected to new terms, while six more East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council races head to Dec. 10 runoffs. At least five incumbents will return to the Metro Council in January to start new four-year terms.
Police were called out to the Family Dollar in the 3800 block of Choctaw Drive around 7 p.m. Wednesday. "I would like to make a motion that instead of $1,400 or $1,450 we give the teachers $2,500," said council member Wayne Williams.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Pointe Coupee Parish as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred in August. Farmers and ranchers in Avoyelles, Concordia, Iberville, St. Landry, St. Martin, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes also qualify for national disaster assistance because their areas are contiguous.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, accompanied by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., after making a statement about the flooding following a tour of Castle Place, a flood-damaged area of Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority.
There's nothing new about flooding in southeast Louisiana. But in the Baton Rouge area, at least, the devastation wreaked by heavy rains is getting worse.
One member of the crew rakes the excess into a pile as another operates the claw to pick up debris piles on Lemonwood Drive near Hollywood Street in north Baton Rouge Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.
Debris lines the street on Cedar Bend Avenue in the Park Forest subdivision west of Sherwood Forest Blvd during East Baton Rouge Parish flood cleanup on Monday August 22, 2016. Debris lines the street on Cedar Bend Avenue in the Park Forest subdivision west of Sherwood Forest Blvd during East Baton Rouge Parish flood cleanup on Monday August 22, 2016.