From nola.com:

Gov. Bobby Jindal opened the third regular legislative session of his tenure Monday by urging legislators to use a precipitous drop in state revenue as an incentive to remake Louisiana government.

Offering an address similar to the one he has delivered to business and civic groups around the state in recent weeks, Jindal cast his spending plan for the next fiscal year as a responsible way to “move Louisiana forward” by largely sparing K-12 schools and higher education institutions from the worst cuts, while privatizing or restructuring many social services, from mental health beds to group homes for recovering drug addicts.

“Let’s continue to make that new Louisiana,” Jindal said from the House chamber lectern. “I hope you’ll join with me. I know we have enormous challenges, but I know they are enormous opportunities.”

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