La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says it’s highly likely the Legislature will hold its first-ever veto session on July 20th. Alford says lawmakers have until July 15th to vote to cancel the veto session, but many legislators want to override two controversial vetoes made by the governor.
Edwards has vetoed a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports and a measure that does away with a requirement to have a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
The deadline to opt-out of receiving the July child tax credit payments was last night but if you want to opt-out of future ones you can visit the Child Tax Credit Portal on IRS.gov. IRS spokesperson Aaron Wiley says the IRS is trying to be as accommodating as possible to taxpayers throughout the pandemic.
Delta Biofuel is looking at building a $70-million renewable fuel plant in the Iberia Parish town of Jeanerette. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility would produce a fuel source that is a byproduct of sugar cane fiber known as bagasse.
If located in Louisiana, Delta would create 126 new jobs and another 149 indirect jobs.
New Tigers head baseball coach Jay Johnson was introduced publicly for the first to the LSU faithful Monday. Johnson, the former six-year head coach at Arizona, says leading a program like LSU is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he relishes the challenge as well as the spotlight…