Economists with the state and LSU have identified several reasons for the current revenue shortfalls facing the state this year and next. Drop in oil prices Though oil revenues make up just 15% of the total state budget, compared to 45% in the 1980s, every $1 drop in the price per barrel of oil
The budget crisis: How did we get here?
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