Legislation to reform the state’s film tax credit program has been filed for the upcoming session. The program has made Louisiana a major player in the motion picture industry, but the department of economic development says it costs $4.48 for every dollar of state revenue it creates. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says one of the goals with his legislation is to make the tax credit more predictable…
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The state senator says he also has three different bills that attempt to control fradulent behavior.

A deputy with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office had to use lethal force yesterday. Lt. Tommy Carnline says deputies responded to a disturbance at a home in Pineville, where they encountered a man who was upset and then after an hour he suddenly left the room and came back with a gun pointed at deputies…
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The deceased man has not been publicly identified.

The state department of education reports that the number of public school graduates entering college rose six-percent in 2014. Superintendent of Education John White says the results show that Louisiana is taking the right steps forward and that includes the implementation of Common Core….
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A must-have for many Louisiana Easter baskets this Sunday is a candy manufactured in Ponchatoula. Elmer’s chocolates have been around over 160 years and President Rob Nelson says the Easter Sunday tradition is highlighted by their top sellers — Heavenly Hash and Gold Brick…
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The company started in the Big Easy in 1855 as a pastry business but eventually became Elmer Candy Corporation.