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Louisiana governor leaves most pet projects intact in budget

by Melinda Deslatte
| November 6, 2020 11:30 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to nearly all of the $20 million-plus in pet projects that lawmakers inserted into this year's budget in their special session, announcing Friday that he stripped only a handful of the add-ons decided behind the scenes by legislative leaders.

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