According to an LSU Public Policy Polling survey done for the state’s film industry, 80% of Louisianians agree it’s good for the economy to have movies made here. The survey also found that about half of the public isn’t aware that Louisiana is No. 1 in the nation for movie production. Baton Rouge’s Celtic Studios Executive Director Patrick Mulhearn says movies mean jobs…

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48% of those polled said they had a positive opinion of the film tax credit program.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler says Independent or “No Party” voters is the fastest growing group of registered voters in Louisiana. Schedler says “other” party registration has increased by nearly 75-hundred since last summer…

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Schedler says the “No Party” trend is not just happening in Louisiana.

This is National Infant Immunization Week and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals encourages families to get their infants immunized. DHH Immunization Medical Director, Dr. Frank Welch, says people need vaccinations across their lifespans, but this week the focus is on babies…

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Welch says vaccinations are safe, effective, and potentially life-saving. He says the goal is to have 90-percent of children immunized by 2020 and Louisiana currently sits at about 74-percent.

LSU is ranked number one in all six college baseball polls that were released yesterday.  The Tigers host Tulane tonight.

The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee was packed Monday with people waiting to hear what would happen with a bill that would repeal Louisiana’s inventory tax. It’s a critical piece of legislation when it comes to balancing the state’s budget in the face of a one-point-six billion dollar deficit. But the bill’s author, Benton Senator Robert Adley, decided not to move forward, because there are questions over the exact fiscal impact of his measure…:
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The move by Adley resulted in the House Ways and Means committee re-adjusting it’s agenda for Tuesday as the panel removed all bills that are considered revenue generating and that includes a bill to raise the state’s cigarette tax and a measure that would put an end to the film tax credit program in 2019.

The state’s Democrats versus Republicans flag football game in Tiger Stadium Sunday raised over $20,000 for the families of the Louisiana National Guardsmen who were killed in the Black Hawk helicopter crash.

An effort to have an anti-Common Core bill bypass the House Education committee for a hearing by the full House was defeated Monday. Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann made a motion to move House Bill 373 directly to the House floor, but members of the House Education Committee opposed the effort. Hammond Representative Charles Broaddwater…:
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Geymman’s motion failed on a 62-36 vote.

A bill that would taper off the transfer of money from the state’s road and bridge fund to state police clears the House appropriations committee. The measure would limit money going to LSP from the Transportation Trust Fund to $40 million starting in July, then $25 million next year and $10 million in future years. Lafayette Representative Terry Landry is the bill’s author…:
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The measure heads to the House Floor.

US Senator David Vitter announces that he has raised over $5.2 million in his campaign for governor, with $4.2 million in cash on hand. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says that’s a good start…
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More than $1.1 million dollars was raised by Vitter in the first quarter of this year.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and a documentary filmmaker says the event and aftermath still affect those were involved. Margaret Brown, director and producer of the documentary “The Great Invisible”, says some of those stories were tough…
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The documentary airs tonight at 9:30 pm on LPB.
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State lawmakers are consideringa bill that would reduce funds from the state’s road and bridge fund to State Police. Right now, the state diverts about $65 million a year from the Transportation Trust Fund to State Police. Lafayette Representative Terry Landry -who is a former State Police Commander- says Louisianians are demanding better roads…:
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There’s been a slight rise in Louisiana gas prices in the past week, mainly because of the increase in oil prices. But Gas-buddy-dot-com senior petroleum analyst Gregg Laskoski believes that traders in the market overreacted to the rise in oil prices and the bump in inventory…
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Five years ago today the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion caused the worst environmental disaster in US history. Tonight, LPB will air the documentary “The Great Invisible,” showing not only the impact on the enviroment, but how the disaster affected people…
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That’s Margaret Brown, the directory and producer of the documentary, which airs tonight at 9:30p.

With about 6 months before the election, there’s shortage of funds for Senator David Vitter in his bid to become governor, as he reports he’s raised over 5.2 million dollars. A lot of that money has some Washington ties, but ULM political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the other candidates can attract dollars closer to home…
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St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne (chahm-pine) reports today that the condition of Cpl. Burt Hazeltine (tine like dine) is improving. Last Wednesday he was shot multiple times in an ambush by a disgruntled driver. Hazeltine is in University Hospital in stable condition with a surgery scheduled tomorrow. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is planning a fundraising lunch/dinner this Saturday at Shriners Hall.

The price of gas in Louisiana is up about 6 cents a gallon over last week, according to GasBuddy-dot-com…
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Republican David Vitter announces he has four-point-two million dollars in cash on hand for the upcoming governor’s race after raising 1-point-1 million dollars. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Vitter has an edge over the other candidates, because of relationships he’s been able to build as a Senator…
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Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the BP rig that exploded off the coast of Louisiana creating the largest environmental disaster in US history. Filmmaker Margaret Brown has put together a documentary on the event and its aftermath and she feels more should be done…
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Brown’s documentary, the “Great Invisible” airs tonight on LPB at 9:30.
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In the Louisiana legislature, a bill has cleared the House Appropriations Committee that would taper off the transfer of money from the state’s road and bridge fund to state police. Lafayette Representative Terry Landry is the bill’s author, who’s also a a former state police commander. He says robbing Peter to pay Paul is not a good thing…:
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Right now the state diverts about 65 million dollars from the Transportation Trust fund to State Police. Landry wants to have the sliding scale reductions down to 40 million in July; 25 million dollars next year, and 10 million in future years.

Funeral arrangements for Rock and Roll hall of famer and Louisianian Precy Sledge have been announced. Visitation is tomorrow at Bethany World Pray Center in Baker from 8 am to 11am, with funeral services to follow at 11 am. The advocate dot com will stream the event.

A bill that would taper off the transfer of money from the state’s road and bridge fund to state police clears the House appropriations committee. The measure would limit the of dollars going to LSP from the Transportation Trust Fund to $40 million starting in July, then $25 million next year and $10 million in future years. Lafayette Representative Terry Landry is the bill’s author…:
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Landry says there is a $12 billion dollar backlog of road and bridge projects and the fund to address that needs to be left alone.

Tuesday’s funeral services for R&B star and longtime Baton Rouge resident Percy Sledge will be streamed online at percyseldge.org. You can watch live started at 10:30am the visitation at Bethany World Prayer Center in Baker. The funeral starts at 11.

Gas prices have been inching back up over the past week. Gasbuddy.com says the price right now is $2.23 which is 6 cents up from last Monday. Senior Petroleum analyst Gregg Laskoski says part of the reason for the increase this week in crude oil prices is an overreaction by traders to data that came out from the Department of Energy showing a bump in inventory…:
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He says the good news is that prices today are about $1.24 less than what we were paying a year ago.

The Claiborne Building near the state capitol which houses the Division of Administration and Department of Education has been evacuated today due to a bomb threat. In a joint statement Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols and State Superintendent John White said the Education Department got the threat over the weekend and state police recommended the evacuation so the building could be sweeped.

US Senator David Vitter announces he’s raised over $5.2 million in his bid to become Louisiana’s next governor. More than $1.1 million dollars was raised in the first quarter of 2015 and the campaign reports it has $4.2 million in cash on hand. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Vitter is off to a good start…:
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The political action committee supporting Vitter announced today they have raised more than $4.6 million.

A bill that would stop the transfer of money from the state’s road and bridge fund to state police clears a key House panel this morning. The measure by Lafayette Representative Terry Landry would limit the amount of money going to LSP from the Transportation Fund to $40 million starting in July, then $25 million next year and $10 million in future years. From House Appropriations now heads to House floor.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and a documentary filmmaker says the event and aftermath are still affecting people who were involved. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Pelicans will look to even their best of seven series with Golden State tonight as they face the Warriors at Oracle Arena at 9:30.