Louisiana’s television and film industry has felt the impact of COVID-19, but when will it start to come back? Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Boyd Gaming is laying off a reported 15-hundred workers at their five casino properties in Louisiana. The five locations are Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino in Shreveport, Treasure Chest in Kenner, Amelia Belle in St. Mary Parish, Delta Downs in Vinton and Evangeline Downs Racetrack. These locations lost an estimated 70-million dollars in March and April.
Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis Police Officers should not have occurred, but defunding police is not the answer to fighting police abuse. Cassidy says cutting law enforcement budgets will only help criminals…
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Cassidy says the focus should be on police reform and the G-O-P plans could be unveiled next week.
LOSFA is processing 2020 high school graduates TOPS eligibility and in order to avoid any delay they are asking grads to complete their FAFSA forms by July 1st. LOFSA Executive Director Sujuan Boutte says students should also set up a Student Hub account to track their TOPS status…
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For more information go to my-los-fa-dot-la-dot-gov.