Public university leaders are pushing the state legislature to approve a higher education tax credit that’s having trouble getting support in the Louisiana House. University of Louisiana system President Sandra Woodley says the legislation is needed to prevent deep cuts to four and two year colleges…
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Some opposing lawmakers say the measure is too complicated.

There will be national TV coverage for the first LSU-UL Lafayette Super Regional game at Alex Box Stadium. ESPN 2 will carry the Saturday game at 7pm, and Tiger Rag Assistant Editor James Moran says it speaks volumes about the quality of the match-up and excitment under the lights…
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State Treasurer John Kennedy is concerned some of the 11 revenue-generating bills approved by the State House were not passed constitutionally. Those bills would raise approximately $615 million dollars to help the state’s budget crisis. But five of those bills passed with a simple majority from the House, which Kennedy says makes them unconstitutional…
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Which he says could be subject to a legal challenge.

The city of Kaplan is buzzing as an HBO film crew is shooting for a new series there. Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission Director, Allison Miller, says the series is called “Quarry”…
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What we do know is the series will air on Cinemax.