The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee does not expect Governor Bobby Jindal to veto the film tax credit legislation that caps the amount of credits redeemed to 180-million dollars a year. Film industry officials believe the legislation is unconstitutional, because it could lead to the state not honoring some credits, because the cap is for credits redeemed and not issued. But Lafayette Representative Joel Robideaux says legislative staff has assured lawmakers the legislation is legal…

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Hollywood South is also concerned the legislation will chase movie production away.

Springfield Mayor Charles Martin is resigning after pleading guilty to criminal mischief for being involved in a ticket fixing scheme. Assistant LA Attorney General David Caldwell says Martin and Springfield’s Police Chief altered a 2011 DWI report to go through misdemeanor court, instead of it being a felony charge…

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Martin’s plea deal will require no jail time.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says Tropical Storm Bill is expected to make landfall today in Texas and possibly present more flooding concerns along the Red River. Keim says the area of low pressure is expected to move through Texas and into Oklahoma dropping more rain at the source of the Red River flooding…

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He says the Red River could rise again as a result of this system.

LSU faces Cal State-Fullerton at 2PM today in an elimination game at the College World Series. The Tigers are 10-0 in games following a loss this season and shortstop Alex Bregman says it seems that when they lose, the team comes back stronger…

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Today’s game can be seen on ESPN2.