Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow is filing legislation that would create a fund from collected tariffs to help agricultural producers impacted by global markets. She says its important farmers receive financial assistance if they lose revenue, because of a decrease in exports, higher input costs and retaliatory trade barriers imposed by foreign countries.
Letlow says an exact time on when the legislation could receive a vote on the House floor is not known.
New laws impacting Louisiana’s coastal energy production were signed by Governor Landry. One addresses legacy lawsuits. Another is the Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Security Act.
Landry also signed a bill that reduced the severance tax on all new oil drilling projects in the state.
Cut 11 (06) “…a half percent.”
Shoplifters beware. The horses of the mounted division of the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office aren’t just for parades. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says 35-year-old Theresa Prine was met by the mounted division as she allegedly tried to leave the new Tractor Supply Store in Ponchatoula without paying for a cart full of merchandise worth over 12-hundred-dollars.
She was detained until the Ponchatoula Police Department arrived and was issued a summons for Felony Theft.
The longtime voice of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Dave Nitz passed away at the age of 82 this morning. A master storyteller, Nitz called over 45-hundred Tech games over 50 years. LA Tech broadcaster Malcolm Butler says the Loyal Blue lost an icon.