A movie executive isn’t happy about proposed legislation to scrap the state’s film tax credit program. Patrick Mulhearn with Celtic Media Studios in Baton Rouge says the measure is hot garbage and you’d be missing out on tons of employment if you took away movie incentives..:
CUT 12 (08) “are created”
But Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau doesn’t think removing this tax incentive would destroy Louisiana’s film industry. He says there were plenty of great movies made in Louisiana before the state ever offered film tax credits…:
Cut 13 (07) “afford it”
A $180 million back-end cap was placed on the film tax credit program in 2015.

Former Louisiana Congressman John Fleming has found a job within the Trump Administration. He’s named the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Technology within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A recent report by the Department of Children and Family Services finds youth who age out of the foster care program have a hard time getting back into the real world, and they hope to eventually see a change. State manager of the foster care program, Toni Buxton, says these kids just don’t have the resources to thrive:
Cut 5 (11) “homeless shelter”
She says 23 other states have extended the age beyond 18 to stay in foster care.

The US Department of Education would face a $9 billion budget reduction under President Trump’s proposal, and one of the state’s major teacher unions is not happy about it. Les Landon with the Louisiana Federation for Teachers says Louisiana would lose more than $51 million in funds used to recruit, train, support, and pay teachers. He says that’s bad enough, but unfortunately it gets worse…:
Cut 15 (10) “for children”
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says their goal is to provide an equal opportunity for quality education for all students.