Commentary: Louisiana Legislature Needs 'Big Picture' Focus

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Not that any session of the Louisiana Legislature could be confused with a day at the beach, but the 2009 regular session that starts today in Baton Rouge is shaping up as one of the more trying sessions for state government.

Lawmakers are faced with wrangling a state budget hamstrung by a $1.3 billion decline in revenues. They will have to make drastic cuts to fiscally sensitive areas such as health care and higher education -- all the while determining which new and existing business tax credits will survive.

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Commentary: Louisiana Legislature Needs 'Big Picture' Focus

Add in the usual assortment of localized measures and those likely to stir controversy, and you quickly realize this session is...

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