President Biden is scheduled to sign the one-trillion dollar infrastructure bill today. It contains billions of dollars for Louisiana to improve roads and bridges. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says there is also millions for public transportation, airports and flood control…
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And President Biden has selected former Louisiana Lt. Governor and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to manage the allocation of the dollars.

Three of the four constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot failed, including Amendment One. Proponents say it would streamline tax collections. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says many local governments opposed over concerns they would lose out on tax revenue…
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Amendment Two passed as it will lower individual income tax rates, but taxpayers will no longer be able to deduct federal taxes paid on their state returns.

A legal showdown is brewing over whether persons convicted by split jury verdicts in Louisiana should get a new trial.:
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Monroe Police have arrested a 17-year-old in Saturday night’s fatal shooting death of Derrick Cowart. He died at a local hospital after first responders found him inside a home with a gunshot wound to his head. The teenage suspect was booked a short time later on a charge of second-degree murder.