1:30 LRN Newscast May 10

Louisiana is experiencing good fiscal times now and the Louisiana House votes for a proposal to help the next legislature deal with the loss of temporary sales. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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College athletes have been profiting off of their name, image, and likeness since July and now the NCAA says it’s beginning a crackdown on booster involvement. The new NIL guidelines attempt to stop boosters from being involved in recruiting and the NCAA says it will investigate those who violate the rules.

Some CLECO customers could be eligible for the Alternative Rate for Electricity discount program. Spokesperson Fran Phoenix the 25-percent discount is applied to the customer’s bills for July, August, and September. Customers must enroll before May 30 through their local community action agency.

Cut 7 (11) “…started breathing again.” 

For a list of those agencies visit the Louisiana Housing Corporation website, l-h-c-dot-la-dot-gov.

Optimism among small businesses continues to decline. According to the April survey by the NFIB, small business owners who are expecting better conditions over the next six months decreased by one point. State Director Dawn McVea says in their 48-year history of the survey…

Cut 9 (08) “…will improve.”