Rather than borrowing, Louisiana could make its first $400 million payment in cash to the federal government for upgrades made to the New Orleans region’s flood protection system after Hurricane Katrina, if lawmakers agree to the spending. The state’s income forecast got a boost from better-than-expected tax collections in the current budget year that ends
Lawmakers weigh spending $400M in cash on first repayment of levee debt
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