An effort to remove the state sales “pink tax” from feminine hygiene products and diapers is heading to the Senate floor for final passage. Gonzales Senator Eddie Lambert questioned New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman about the bill and how much removing the state sales tax would cost the state.
If approved by the Senate and signed by the governor, it would go into effect July 2022.
The Legislature gave final passage to a bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana in the raw, smoke-able form. Governor Edwards indicated he will sign the bill and Houma Representative Tanner Magee notes, unlike the push for recreational pot, it did not face any opposition from law enforcement groups.
The White House has approved Louisiana’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for five parishes following the flash flooding in mid-May which damaged several thousand homes in Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Lafayette parishes. FEMA spokesperson Stuart Lewis says residents in these parishes can apply for disaster assistance…
The Colorado State University hurricane research team is continuing to call for 18 named storms this hurricane season. C-S-U Graduate Research Assistant Jhordanne Jones says they still do not see an El Nino developing, which can hinder tropical storm development.
2020 produced a record number of storms with 30 and a record five named storms made landfall in Louisiana.