A trio of anti-LGBTQ bills have passed and are headed to the Governor. Will he sign or veto? Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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Also heading to the governor’s desk is a bill that would extend the state’s film tax credit program from 2025 to 2030. No more than 150-million dollars in tax credits would handed out in a given year. Also receiving final passage is a bill where gun owners could receive a 500-dollar tax credit for buying gun safe storage devices.

Local officials along the I-20 corridor will get an update today and tomorrow from Amtrak on efforts to bring passenger rail to north Louisiana. Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross says the rail line is already there, owned by Canadian Pacific…
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Amtrak is seeking funding from the federal government through the infrastructure law to provide the dollars to make this happen.

Financial assistance is available for those 21 and older if they want to get the credentials in order to get a job in a high-demand field….
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That’s Brittany Theriot, with the M-J Foster Promise Program, who says a full-time student can receive three and six-thousand dollars for their education costs. For more information go to m-j-foster-promise-dot-com.