The US Supreme court hears arguments today over whether same sex couples have the right to get married. Attorney Kyle Duncan has been hired by the state AG’s office to make Louisiana’s case in the social debate. He says it’s their belief that each state should have the right to determine what is legally defined as marriage. Matthew Patterson with Equality Louisiana says other courts around the nation are not divided on this issue…

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A ruling is not expected until later this year.

Louisiana’s film tax credits will be discussed by lawmakers today as legislation that would essentially phase out the benefits is set to be taken up in the House Ways and Means Committee. House Bill 276 is by Alexandria Representative Lance Harris who says the movie subsidy has gotten way out of control…

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Opponents say if the state’s film tax credit program goes away, then close to 30,000 people would lose their jobs.

After all of the recent bad storms we’ve been dealing with in Louisiana, The American Red Cross wants you to know about a new app which helps you to prepare for severe weather. Spokeswoman Nancy Malone says by taking a few simple steps ahead of time, you can help ensure that you and your family knows what to do when severe weather occurs…

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Malone says the free Red Cross Emergency App covers 14 types of disasters including tornado, flood, and severe thunderstorms and also lets you customize more than 35 emergency alerts for yourself and where loved ones live.