The full Senate will debate legislation that rewrites the state’s riverboat casino laws. Jeff Palermo reports the proposal would allow the floating casinos move some of their gaming operations on land…
Senate Judiciary B has passed a proposal to the Senate floor that would allow a local vote to be had on permitting river boat casino to be built in Tangipahoa Parish. The potential casino would be built along the Tangipahoa River, near the Robert exit on I-12. If it passes through the legislature, the Tangiphaoa would hold a parish wide vote on the matter.
Alexandria Representative Lance Harris has reached out to his constituents with a Facebook video to remind them the state republican party is watching the budget. Harris says they are dedicated to cutting spending during this session and not raising taxes if another special session is called to increase state revenues.
Cut 10 (11) “other way around”
Mississippi’s governor has signed a bill that bans abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy instead of the current 20th week. A similar bill has been introduced by Shreveport Senator John Milkovich. There are three abortion clinics in Louisiana – Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport. Milkovich says they don’t care about the patients they are treating. Their only concern is their financial gain…