A vote is expected today in the House on a bill that would increase the minimum GPA in order to receive the TOPS scholarship. Baton Rouge Representative Franklin Foil says upping the GPA requirement to 2.75 would save the state millions. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says while lawmakers struggle to fully fund TOPS, many of them will say raising the GPA requirement isn’t the answer…
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State Police say a potential 23-million cut in state funding will reduce the number of troopers they have in New Orleans, making it difficult to replace aging patrol vehicles and dropping a plan to provide every trooper with a body camera….
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Major Doug Cain says its State Police’s hope the Senate will fund their agency to the level the governor recommended.

A bill that reforms how the state hands out film tax credits is one step closer to final legislative passage. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell’s measure puts a 180-million dollar cap on the credits handed out and it’s expected to help movie production grow in Louisiana. Jo Banner with the River Parishes Tourist Commission says media coverage of movie productions in the River Parishes equates to advertisting the Tourist Commission can’t afford…
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The Senate approved bill passed the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday and moves to the full House.