A measure that would triple Louisiana lawmakers’ salaries beginning next year will be heard in House Governmental Affairs today.
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During an appearance at the Baton Rouge Press Club, Governor Edwards was asked about LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey’s push for a new or vastly improved PMAC. Edwards says he doesn’t blame Mulkey for wanting a better arena, but…
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A bill to extend the state’s film tax credit passes in the House. The legislation renews the current tax credit for a decade when the current incentive expires in July of 2025. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the incentive has a $6 return on investment for every dollar spent, but Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson says an independent study shows the ROI is only 23 cents.
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House Bill 562 was approved 74-24 and heads to the Senate, but Louisiana Film Entertainment Association doesn’t like an amendment added to the bill that makes the tax credit less lucrative over time.

It takes money to improve water systems and a new report from the Louisiana Department of Health finds 15-percent of the state’s water systems or 138 of them received a D or F grade…
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That’s State Health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter. Health department officials estimate it will cost nine billion dollars over the next two decades to upgrade water systems.