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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is threatening to strike unless an agreement is reached with major studios. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Today marks exactly two years until the 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial primary election. Who may be lining up to be our next Governor? Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Ex-state trooper Jacob Brown remains free on bond after pleading not guilty to a federal charge that he beat a 46-year-old black man following a 2019 traffic stop in north Louisiana. More from Dave Brannen.
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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is threatening to strike unless an agreement is reached with major studios. A strike that could halt productions nationwide and in Louisiana after many have just restarted. Aaron Bayham, Director of Operations at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge says agreements are negotiated every three years.
Ninety-eight percent of IATSE (eye-ott-cee) union members voted to approve a strike if an agreement is not reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Bayham says there are a number of items being negotiated which include pay rates, breaks, and rates that were given to new media which are now the majority of productions.
The current agreement expired in July and while Bayham says no one wants to see a strike especially with so many productions in the works he says members are standing firm if negotiations aren’t reached by Midnight Sunday.
The last large strike that bought the entertainment industry to a screeching halt was the Writer’s Strike in 2007. This would be the first strike for IATSE in its 128-year history.
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Today marks exactly two years until the 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial primary, and potential candidates are already making plans. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says there are two Republicans who almost certainly will enter the race to be governor, because they’ve talked about it already…:
John Bel Edwards is term-limited and may not run again, so the race is wide open. Republicans will want someone to reverse some of Governor Edwards’ policies, while Democrats will want a successor to keep them moving forward. Pinsonat says he expects at least a dozen or more hopefuls will qualify in 2023 to run for the state’s top spot…:
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Pinsonat says another Democrat to watch is Baton Rouge state Rep. Ted James. He also says don’t doubt that one of our congressional delegates in D.C. might want to run…:
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(Pinsonat says anyone who runs for governor in ’23 needs two things: a lot of cash and statewide name recognition.)
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A new videogame development studio is coming to Louisiana. Chris Stelly with Louisiana Economic Development says it’ll be located in New Orleans. Called “Possibility Space,” Stelly says the firm will employ dozens at six-figure salaries.
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The facility will further add to the state’s growing interactive entertainment cluster. An exact location for the studio in the Big Easy has not been picked.
Louisiana is already home to nearly a half-dozen videogame developers, and Stelly says the state’s creative workforce is a plus to landing the new studio.
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Stelly talks about the mission of Possibility Space whose founder and CEO is Jeff Strain, a Louisianan, who has created and influenced some of the biggest online games in the industry’s history.
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For more information and job postings visit www.possibility.co. (note: not .com)
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A court hearing in Monroe took place Wednesday for former state trooper Jacob Brown who is facing a federal charge of deprivation of rights under color of law in the 2019 beating of black motorist Aaron Bowman. Bowman’s attorney, Donecia Banks-Miley, expressed disappointment that Brown was freed on bond.
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Brown’s bond was set at $50,000 and he remains free pending trial.
Ex-trooper Brown was indicted last month, and three years after his alleged attack on Bowman, Banks-Miley says she, including Brown, met with reporters to continue to voice outrage over such incidents.
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Bowman, struck 18 times with a flashlight, was reserved in his comments Wednesday afternoon, but what he said was noteworthy in the attack on him and that of Ronald Greene who died after being beaten by troopers the same year.
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LSU has also lost another starter to an injury. Cornerback Eli Ricks will miss the rest of the season as he needs surgery on a nagging injury. It’s reportedly his shoulder. Ricks, receiver Kayshon Boutte and defensive end Andre Anthony have suffered season-ending injuries and there’s still no word on when star cornerback Derek Stingley Junior will return. Coach Ed Orgeron says his depth will be tested…
Orgeron announced Ricks’ season-ending surgery during the SEC Coaches teleconference, where he was once again asked about the speculation that he could be fired soon…
LSU hosts 20th ranked Florida this Saturday. Gators Coach Dan Mullen is aware Orgeron is on the hot seat. He calls Orgeron a great coach who won a national championship two years ago but today you’re rated as a coach week to week…
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After getting beat 55-21 last week by Georgia State, the ULM Warhawks will host the 5-and-1 Liberty Flames. Warhawks Coach Terry Bowden believes they are making strides on offense, but they keep making mistakes…
Bowden is impressed with Liberty quarterback Malik Willis, who leads the Flames in passing and rushing…