10:30 AM Newscast

This week the state Revenue Department will mail thousands of letters to frontline workers who had problems with their tax rebate applications. Matt Doyle has more…

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The LSU Tigers are also putting the pads on today as they get ready for their season opener on September 26th. Today, the SEC will release each school’s 10-game schedule. Week one games will be revealed at two PM and then the complete schedule comes out at six o’clock.

 

 

 

 

 

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is reaching out to auto insurance companies who are not currently offering coverage in Louisiana to let them know the state has made changes to its civil litigation system for car crashes. LABI President Stephen Waguespack says the tort reform legislation approved in the special session has made the state’s judicial system more transparent and fair.
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The Louisiana House Democratic Caucus says the tort reform legislation approve in June will not lead to lower rates.
Louisiana will need to begin borrowing money from the feds to fund our unemployment insurance program as of September 7th. Louisiana Workforce Commission Director Ava Dejoie says even if the state runs out of money in the trust fund, the state is constitutionally mandated to keep paying benefits, so…
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Dejoie says over 20 states are already borrowing money from the feds to fund their unemployment programs.