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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, describes the nearly $25 billion budget proposed for next year to senators on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The Senate approved a nearly $25 billion budget to finance state government operations and services next year. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Sen. Greg Tarver, D-Shreveport, center, talks to Sens. Norby Chabert, R-Houma, left, and Robert Adley, R-Benton, right, during the Senate's budget debate on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The Senate approved a nearly $25 billion budget to finance state government operations and services next year. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Navya Murugesan of Baton Rouge, La. spells the word "glockenspiel " correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia, standing, and Sen. Bob Kostelka, R-Monroe, seated, listen to debate on a bill changing how workers compensation benefits are calculated for professional athletes, Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The Senate labor committee narrowly voted to advance the bill pushed by New Orleans Saints NFL football team owner Tom Benson. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Shreveport, talks about a bill dealing with how workers compensation benefits are calculated for professional athletes, Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The Senate labor committee narrowly voted to advance the bill pushed by New Orleans Saints NFL football team owner Tom Benson. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Former NFL players Kevin Mawae, left, and Ernie Conwell, right, and lobbyist Alton Ashy represented the NFL Players Association in its opposition to a workers compensation bill pushed by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The Senate labor committee narrowly voted in favor of the bill. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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In this Friday Aprill 11, 2014, photo, Episcopal High School junior Clement Mubungirwa poses for a photo at Episcopal Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Mubungirwa is a Nigerian native that started playing sports in the U.S. late in his life. He is challenging the Louisiana High School Athletic Association on a rule that would allow him to play as 19 year-old. (AP Photo/The Baton Rouge Advocate, Richad Alan Hannon) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT
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Rep. Terry Landry, D-New Iberia, asks questions about the state's $25 billion operating budget for next year on Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Rep. Steve Pylant, R-Winnsboro, proposes changes to the state's $25 billion operating budget for next year as Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Fannin, R-Jonesboro, listens on Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Abortion clinic owner Maria Couevas listens to Senate committee testimony about a bill that would add new regulations for the clinics on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Rep. Johnny Berthelot, R-Gonzales, asks questions about the depletion of a state health insurance fund during a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee on Monday, May 5, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Rep. Rogers Pope, R-Denham Springs, asks questions about the depletion of a state health insurance fund during a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee on Monday, May 5, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Rep. Wesley Bishop, D-New Orleans, right, exercises with dozens of students from his district outside the Louisiana Capitol, in an effort to promote physical fitness on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, speaks to a Senate judiciary committee about his bill to lessen marijuana penalties on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Sen. Fred Mills, R-Breaux Bridge, and Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb, D-New Orleans, listen during testimony to a Senate judiciary committee about a bill to lessen marijuana penalties on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
