A federal trial begins today challenging Louisiana’s law that requires doctors who preform abortions to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of where the procedure is performed. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals took up that issue earlier this month in a ruling on Texas’ abortion law…

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The plaintiffs claim the law will shut down all but one abortion clinic in the state and that would create an undue hardship for women seeking an abortion.

Governor Bobby Jindal signs into law legislation that caps the film tax credit program at 180-million dollars, despite objections from Hollywood South and several lawmakers in New Orleans. Mae Chapman owns a casting company in Lafayette and says some will have to look to other states to find jobs…

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She fears the cap will decrease movie production in the state.

Cleco has launched an energy saving program which pays customers $50 for getting rid of outdated refrigerators and freezers. Spokeswoman Robbyn Cooper says this will also help people save money on their power bills…

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To learn more about this new program, visit cleco.com.

Bassmaster has named the Toledo Bend Reservoir as the number 1 bass fishery in the country for 2015. Director of the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission Linda Curtis-Sparks says what sets Toledo Bend apart from the rest is the amount of fish that are over 10 pounds and their certification process.

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She believes this will lead to an influx of out of state anglers to the reservoir.