The Louisiana House has voted against a bill that would have increased maximum weekly unemployment benefits in Louisiana by 28-dollars starting on January 1st. Havey Representative Rodney Lyons on why he authored the bill…
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The bill would also provide a hiring bonus of up to one thousand dollars for an unemployed individual who is hired. But lawmakers had too many questions and concerns about the legislation and voted it down.

But the Louisiana House overwhelmingly supported a major tax reform plan that will need voter approval. The measure would get rid of a tax deduction for federal income taxes, but lower personal income taxes. It needed the support of House Democrats. Republican House Ways and Means Chairman Stuart Bishop…
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The tax swap plan still needs Senate approval.

State Health Officials and Pediatricians are encouraging parents to have their children ages 12 and up vaccinated against COVID. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The National Hurricane Center is giving a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico a 40-percent chance of developing into a named storm. The system could produce heavy rainfall over southwest Louisiana during the next few days as it approaches the Texas coastline. The state health department says severe weather earlier this week led to five deaths.