The Louisiana House Transportation Committee says not to a proposal to fine pedestrians 25 dollars for looking at their cell phone while walking on a crosswalk. Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham authored the legislation and says he did not create the legislation as a way to generate revenue; it’s an effort to reduce crashes involving pedestrians.
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Governor Jeff Landry wants to double the state funding of the L-A GATOR scholarship Program. He believes families should be able to choose a school that best fits their child’s needs, and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon supports his effort but Senate President Cameron Henry is concerned about how the state can pay for it if you add another 56-hundred families to the program. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says it’s a debate to watch during this legislative session.
McNeese is in uncharted territory with its third straight NCAA men’s basketball tournament berth. Jeff Palermo reports.
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Last year, Louisiana completed 94 projects using federal tax incentives for rehabilitating historic buildings. That’s the second most in the country, ranking only behind New York. Andrea (AHN-dree-uh) McCarthy, the tax credit program director of the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development says in order to qualify for the tax incentive, the rehabilitated building must produce income, like a hotel, and it has to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.