New Orleans is going to take down the statue of General Robert E. Lee today which will complete the removal of four Confederate monuments the city council voted to remove. Unlike the other three, the prominent Lee Circle piece will be dismantled during the day and Mayor Mitch Landrieu is planning a speech on the controversial matter this afternoon.

Could the state finally be reaching a compromise with the film tax credit program? It appears so. A Senate-approved measure would place a front-end cap on the incentives, as opposed to the back-end cap enacted in 2015. Louisiana Film and Entertainment Association president Robert Vosbein says the measure also reserves 10 percent of the available credits for Louisiana filmmakers…:
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The proposal will next be heard in the House Ways and Means Committee.

A measure to require litter prevention education in Kindergarten through 5th grade heads to the Senate floor for final legislative passage. Lafayette Representative Stuart Bishop told a Senate panel Louisiana has a serious litter problem that needs to be addressed…:
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The Black and Gold Classic Fishing Rodeo gets underway in Grand Isle today with the help of some former and current Saints players…:
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