The 2021 legislative session begins today and at 6 PM tonight, Governor John Bel Edwards will deliver a state of the state address at Southern University’s Mumford Stadium. Tax reform will be a dominant issue, but Edwards says any changes to the tax code should be revenue-neutral and he does not believe it will be a good idea to reduce taxes…
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State lawmakers will have to decide how to allocate over three billion dollars in federal coronavirus aid that’s coming to Louisiana. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says replenishing the state’s unemployment trust fund will be a priority…
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The session will last two months and end on June 10th.

A state lawmaker files legislation requiring college university employees to properly report incidents of “power-based violence” such as sexual assault, harassment, and domestic violence. Matt Doyle has the story.
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