Starting January 1st, Louisiana residents will pay lower income taxes. In exchange, the state sales tax rate will increase to five-percent on that date. But Governor Landry says in the end, Louisiana residents will pay less taxes…

Cut 10 (15) “…against you.”

Business groups are hailing the tax reform package. Will Green, the president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, says the new tax structure will entice more companies into doing business here in Louisiana.

Cut 3 (13) “…income tax rate.” 

And now, that corporate income tax rate is lower than those in many neighboring states.

Pending voter approval, teachers will see their temporary pay raises become permanent. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala (BACK-ah-la) says shifting money from protected education trusts would free up approximately 287-million dollars annually for local school districts, enabling a two-thousand-dollar raise for teachers and a one-thousand dollar raise for support staff.

Cut 6 (12) “…give pay raises.”

LSU snaps its three-game losing streak by beating Vanderbilt Saturday night, 24-17. In the week leading up to the game, Josh Williams, Greg Penn, Will Campbell and Garrett Nussmeier called a players-only meeting. Williams discussed the nature of the meeting after the game. 

Cut 16 (10) “…out for us.”