The House Ways and Means Committee will consider a bill today that would scale back a tax deduction that benefits many upper income wage earners. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the legislation would generate an additional 120-million dollars in revenue, but it won’t stay on the books permanently….
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The Republican Party of Louisiana opposes the legislation, while Governor Edwards says it’s needed to help reduce potential budget cuts.

Governor Edwards has signed a law that increases the fine for texting or using social media while driving from 175-to-500-dollars. Major Dough Cain hopes the increased fines will lead to drivers putting down the phone while behind the wheel…
cut 4 (08) “…everybody else”
Cain says they do issue tickets for this offense.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for north Louisiana through tomorrow night. Heat indexes will reach 105 to 108 degrees. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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Lotte (Low-tay) Chemical and Axiall have broken ground on a three billion dollar chemical manufacturing complex in Lake Charles. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says this joint venture will be investing $3 billion and create more than 2,300 direct and indirect jobs. Pierson expects the plants will be up and running by 2019.