A move to extend the film tax credit out to 2028 was rejected by the House and appears likely to be dead for the session. Opponents, hoping to see the program sunset in 2025, lambasted the bill on the House floor calling the 180 million dollars handed out yearly misplaced priorities, but supporters like Columbia Representative Neil Riser tout numbers from the Lt. Governor showing the credit has a 1.3 billion dollar annual tourism impact.
Business lobbyists are blaming the state’s labor crunch on the Governor’s decision to continue accepting federally enhanced unemployment benefits. In response Edwards says he’s tasked an economist with studying the issue, but notes the over 8 billion in federal benefits have really helped out local economies…
Two men were struck and killed while changing a tire on the shoulder of I-10 westbound in St. James Parish on Thursday afternoon. State Trooper Taylor Scrantz says 33-year-old Jermaine Irvine of St. Francisville’s vehicle veered off the roadway as 33-year-old Daniel Thomas was assisting 50-year-old James Breaux of Donaldsonville with a flat tire…
Scrantz says Breaux and Thomas were pronounced dead at the scene and toxicology samples have been taken from all three parties.
A flash flood watch is in effect this weekend across south Louisiana. Assistant Professor of Research at LSU Dr. Vinny Brown says we just can’t shake this rainy pattern