A Winn Parish softball coach was shot and killed over the weekend; allegedly by his own son. Winn Sheriff Cranford Jordan says 51-year-old Calvin High Coach Kevin Camp was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday and his 17-year-old son is now in custody. He says Camp was an outstanding person…:

CUT 07  (08)         “…last year.”

Calvin is scheduled to host Castor High in the opening round of state Division 5 playoffs. The school says the game WILL go on. Sheriff Jordan says father and son had a bad argument that led to the shooting.

Cops in Baton Rouge arrest three 19-year-old men for shooting and killing a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Spokesman Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says Kerisha Johnson was sitting in her car, waiting to pick up some kids from a party, when gunfire erupted…:

CUT 04  (09)         “…been her.”

All three men are in parish prison; charged with murder and infanticide.

Legislation to keep film tax incentives in place permanently in Louisiana will be heard in House Ways and Means tomorrow and a recent poll indicates two-thirds of Louisiana taxpayers are in favor of them. Trey Burvant, with Louisiana Film Entertainment, says a poll by JMC Analytics ranked film incentives higher than tax breaks for oil, gas and chemicals…:

CUT 11(09)      “…positive it is.”

Current film & TV incentives end in 2025. This bill would end the sunset date altogether.

One bill NOT moving forward is Mandeville Rep. Richard Nelson’s proposal to end state income tax. It would have done so by lowering your homestead exemption and eliminating a lot of sales tax exemptions. After an hour of discussion, the committee agreed to table Nelson’s bill with no “yes or no” vote; meaning it is effectively dead for this year. Nelson says he will campaign for Governor on a platform of ending income taxes.