Governor John Bel Edwards continues to have no success with his proposals to change Louisiana’s tax laws. The House Ways and Means committee rejected his plan to reduce income taxes for 90-percent of the state’s wage earners, but Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says many legislators are concerned about increasing taxes on businesses…
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The House Civil Law committee approves a bill that could suspend child support payments for parents who are incarcerated for six months or more. Gretna Representative Joseph Marino says the idea behind the bill is to reduce debt for inmates, so they have a better chance to succeed when they are released from prison…:
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The proposal comes from a recommendation made by the governor’s task force that looked at reducing the state’s incarceration rate.

Louisiana US Senator Bill Cassidy appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about his “Kimmel Test” when it comes to the nation’s health care plan. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Former LSU basketball star Shaquille O’ Neal has told an Atlanta TV station that he plans to run for sheriff in 2020. O’Neal has homes in Florida and Georgia, so if he does run, it will likely be in one of those two states.