Budget the top worry as legislative session reaches midpoint

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers have reached the halfway mark of their regular session, with financial decisions in limbo and the budget still the session's focus.Only six bills - out of more than 1,600 filed for consideration - had received House and Senate passage and reached the governor's desk by Friday. Those named a Calcasieu Parish highway after a slain state trooper and made largely technical changes to insurance laws.The session that must end by June 6.Louisiana's budget problems rema