A substance sometimes referred to as “gas station heroin” is one step closer to being banned in Louisiana…
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At this time last year, John Foster was graduating from Brusly High School in West Baton Rouge Parish, now he is one of seven remaining contestants on American Idol. His high school principal Walt Lemoine…
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Foster’s last performance was George Strait’s I Cross My Heart. Judge Carrie Underwood said it was a perfect performance.
SkyWest Airlines, the nation’s largest regional airline carrier, has selected Shreveport Regional Airport as its new maintenance base. The Skywest facility is expected to create 150 direct new jobs. North Louisiana Economic Partnership CEO Justyn Dixon says a project like this will keep skilled workers in the state and attract out of state residents looking for work…
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SkyWest expects the base in Shreveport will be operational in the second half of 2025.
The House Ways and Means Committee approves a proposed constitutional amendment that if approved by voters, parishes would have the option to raise the homestead exemption. Jim Patterson with LABI says while this legislation would lower your property taxes, other taxes would likely rise…
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The bill’s author is New Orleans Representative Matthew Willard says the Homestead Exemption in Louisiana has not increased since 1980, despite sizable increases in home values.