Legislation that would essentially phase out Louisiana’s film tax credit program will be talked about by lawmakers today in the House Ways and Means committee. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris’s proposal would put a $50 million dollar cap on the program next fiscal year then completely stop issuing credits in 2019. Celtic Studios Executive Director Patrick Mulhearn says this is not the answer to fixing the budget…

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Harris says the movie subsidy has gotten way out of control.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says they still have no suspects in the case of 29-year-old Brittney Mills, who was found shot dead in her apartment. Corporal Don Copolla says Mills, who was about 8 months pregnant, was shot several times and died on the scene. He says they raced the victim to the hospital…

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He says Mills opened her door to someone she likely knew when she was shot.

Arguments over whether same sex couples have the right to get married will be heard in the US Supreme Court today. Attorney Kyle Duncan, who has been hired to represent the state AG’s office in this case, doesn’t think the state’s judiciary should be the ones to decide such a massive issue…

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Those who support same-sex marriage say this is a concrete case of people who are not being treated fairly under the law.

In light of the recent bad storms we’ve dealt 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 the free Red Cross Emergency App provides instant access to weather and emergency alerts, life saving information and also lets you connect with family and friends…

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The app is available for both iPhone and Android devices.