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Legislators told business leaders Monday they must support the lawmakers when they begin eliminating tax credits and rebates that benefit their companies' bottom line if higher education cuts are to mitigated.

About 50 business leaders from Ouachita, Lincoln and Natchitoches parishes met with 10 legislators — among them the House Appropriations and Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee chairmen — at the Monroe Civic Center.