Legislation to phase out the corporate franchise tax continues to make its way through the legislative process. Franklin Senator Bret Allain has been critical of the tax for many years because he says it hinders the state’s ability to attract new businesses…
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That’s Allain speaking before the House Ways and Means Committee, which sent the legislation to the House floor for more discussion.

LaFourche Parish Sheriff deputies continue to investigate a Sunday night mass shooting at a street party in Thibodaux where seven people were shot and two others injured trying to escape the gunfire. Sheriff Craig Webre…
cut 12 (08) “….following up’
Webre says there were as many people as 500 people in the crowd when at least 12 shots rang out within three seconds. Thankfully no one was killed.

It wasn’t too long ago when Louisiana’s signature restaurant industry was struggling to stay in business when the pandemic turned things upside down. Brooke Thorington has more.
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