Small businesses oppose increasing the state’s gasoline tax. Dawn Starns, State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says they surveyed their members and 73-percent oppose a gas tax hike. Starns says everyone wants to see better roads but….
Cut 3 (09) “they have”
Lawmakers are expected to take up bills that would increase the gasoline tax by at least seven-cents a gallon.

The film tax credit program will be under a microscope this session, and LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott has conduced another study indicating the return on investment isn’t there for the state’s budget when it comes to movie incentives. He says Louisiana is subsidizing about 30 to 35-percent of the cost of making a film…:
Cut 29 (05) “your favor”
The film tax credit program is currently capped at 180 million dollars.

The federal government has granted Louisiana access to start dispensing 1.6 billion dollars to flooded residents. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor, Julie Baxter Payer..::
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The next big step for the state is to hire a contractor who will manage the Homeowner Assistance Program.

A Thibodaux man is in hot water with his wife and law enforcement. Thibodaux Police Corporal David Melancon says 33-year-old Junius Boyd hit his girlfriend with a shovel handle at an Easter Egg hunt, after she first attacked him with that shovel handle…
cut 7 (12) “…defending yourself”
Boyd and the women was arrested. Melancon says the altercation took place in front of Boyd’s wife and child.