The House is expected to vote on a bill today that would ban holding a cell phone while driving. Kelley Ray spoke with a proponent of the legislation.
Today is the final day to file your 2017 federal tax returns. A recent survey found 53-percent of Louisianans wait until the very end to do so, the most of any state. Retired New Orleans CPA Ted Stacey says those who procrastinate can make costly mistakes as they rush to file, so asking for a six month extension is an option…
Cut 4 (12) “covers everything.”
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A bill by Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt that would allow civil court judges to decide whether or not juries are allowed to know whether or not a crash victim was wearing their seat belt is being heard in committee today. Hewitt says crashes involving people not wearing seat belts end up leading to heftier settlements.
More than 100 banks in Louisiana could be out from under a wide range of regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis. The Dodd-Frank act imposes rules that smaller banks claim are burdensome and have high compliance costs. Louisiana Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy are both in favor of repealing Dodd-Frank.