An East Carroll Parish elementary school teacher is missing and hasn’t been seen since just before Christmas and the Sheriff’s office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Carlton Keyon Osborn, a teacher at Lake Providence Elementary. He was last seen on December 23rd. Osborn is a 5’9”, black male weighing 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Authorities believe he may be the Atlanta, Georgia area. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s office immediately at 318-559-2800.
Today marks the two-year anniversary of Jeff Landry’s inauguration as the state’s 57th governor. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Landry’s biggest accomplishment was the tax reform legislation he urged legislators to approve in 2024.
A flat income tax rate of three percent went into effect on January 1st of last year.
17-thousand people in the 10-parish greater Baton Rouge area had their medical debt wiped out. The Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation and Undue Medical Debt teamed up to erase 22-million dollars of medical debt. Tristi Charpentier (SHARP-in-tay) with the foundation says Undue Medical Debt bought the debt, and the foundation chose the beneficiaries based on qualifications.
Cut 4 (08) “…family’s annual income.”
Louisiana is the first state to win two straight Platinum Deal of the Year awards from Business Facilities. This year, the publication Business Facilities singled out the Hyundai Steel mill in Ascension Parish and Louisiana Department of Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says the mill will be innovative in every way.
Cut 7 (10) “…steel that exists.”
Last year’s Platinum Deal of the Year was the Meta A-I data center in Richland Parish.