A Senate committee approved legislation today that gives riverboat casinos the opportunity to move on land. Lake Charles Senator Ronnie Johns says his legislation is not an attempt to expand gaming…
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The measure allows the 15 riverboat casinos to conduct gambling activities within 12-hundred feet on land from where the riverboat is berthed.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that prohibits abortions after 15 weeks. A similar bill has been filed by Shreveport Senator John Milkovich told Talk Lousiaina that abortion clinics are only in the business of terminating pregancies for financial gain…
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Planned Parenthood says legislators should be working to expand health care, not taking it away.

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 is the chair of the House Republican Delegation…
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Republicans have insisted the actual deficit is closer to 700-million dollars. The Revenue Estimating Conference is expected to finalize a number in the coming weeks.

The recent federal tax overhaul allows 2016 Louisiana flood victims to re-file their taxes and write off more of their losses, even if they didn’t itemize their deductions….
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Brandon Lagarde with Postlethwaite and Netterville says an estimated 500-million dollars is available for Louisiana flood victims and encourages those who plan to re-file to contact a CPA.