A Louisiana actor says the walk-out by Hollywood entertainment workers will soon be felt by all of us. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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For the third straight year, lawmakers are returning for a veto override session tomorrow. Brooke Thorington has more.
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With its $18.5 million investment to set up a manufacturing facility, SLB is bringing hundreds of jobs to the old General Motors Plant in Shreveport. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Starting today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has increased the daily limit for red snapper from three to four for private recreational and state-charter boat fishermen. LDWF fisheries biologist Jason Adriance says the increase is the result of a lower-than-expected harvest rate…
Adriance says the new daily creel limit of four red snappers also applies to federal waters off Louisiana, except for federally permitted charter boats…
Adriance says L-D-W-F is happy to relax the regulations and give fishing opportunities back to the public…
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The Screen Actors Guild has gone on strike and, along with the already striking Screenwriters Guild, you can expect big delays before you see any new TV or movies. Jason Bayle is an actor, based in Baton Rouge, who says SAG’s strike is about helping those in the industry who cannot demand multi-million salary deals…:
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Bayle says a major issue among SAG members is compensation for work shown on streaming services like Hulu, Prime, or Netflix. He says movies and conventional TV can track ratings, which are used as a basis for pay and residuals. He says streamers treat viewing information as data and generally do not share the info with actors or their agents…:
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Bayle says streaming technology is just one potential problem for actors and creative people in being fairly paid. He says artificial intelligence (AI) will further erode performers’ rights to proper compensation, and needs to be headed off in strike negotiations. Bayle says, as fall arrives, the effects of the writers’ AND actors’ strikes will soon be felt…:
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Bayle and others feel the strike and negotiations to resolve it, will take quite some time.
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The veto override session begins tomorrow, and lawmakers could potentially overturn the governor’s rejection of 25 bills. The driving force of the session is the veto of a measure that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Chair of the House Republican Delegation and Erath Representative Blake Miguez….
Miguez believes the Republican super-majority will overturn the governor’s vetoes and predicts the vote will not be down party lines. It will take 70 votes in the House and 26 in the Senate to override a governor’s veto.
Shreveport Representative and Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Sam Jenkins says he’s not surprised about the session, and he believes the governor’s reasoning of why rejected more than two dozen bills is fair. Jenkins says many of the bills are government overreach…
Two other bills that some have deemed as anti-LGBTQ, including a don’t say gay bill have also been vetoed by Governor Edwards. Miguez goes a bit further in referring to the bill banning medical procedures on minors.
Jenkins says the bill to prohibit classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation places an extra burden on teachers, and the other two bills restrict parental rights.
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Lawmakers could also overturn three-line-item vetoes in state budget bills and legislation to phase out the state’s corporate income tax.
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Global technology company, SLB announces it will invest $18.5 million to convert the former General Motors Plant in Shreveport into a digital infrastructure manufacturing facility. Louisiana Economic Development says the company will create nearly 600 direct jobs over the next three years. Governor John Bel Edwards says this is a historic milestone for economic growth…
The company plans to hire 200 people by the end of the year. According to Louisiana Economic Development, the project will result in an additional 700 indirect jobs. SLB Vice President of Industry Affairs of North America Bruce Miller says the company will participate in a solution-based workforce training program to meet employment targets…
Miller says the infrastructure is in place and upgrades are underway to complete the company’s needs.
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SLB expects renovations of the facility to be completed by early next year. Production is estimated to reach full capacity by the end of 2026.
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SEC Football Media Days begin today in Nashville. The LSU Tigers are one of three schools that will be featured today as Coach Brian Kelly and players Jayden Daniels, Josh Williams and Mekhi Wingo will speak with hundreds of reporters. Host of the Locked on LSU podcast, Caroline Fenton, says the expectations for the Tigers are much higher heading into the second year of the Brian Kelly era…
LSU exceeded expectations last season, winning the SEC west, playing in the conference title game and winning ten games. So the expectation among fans is to win the SEC championship this year and play for a national title. Fenton says if LSU falls short of those goals, it doesn’t mean the program is taking a step back
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Even Kelly said in an interview with the USA Today that with another year of recruiting, 2024 is a more realistic goal to win a national title.
Texas A-and-M and Missouri are the other two schools that will take the podium today. Fenton says the Aggies are an interesting team as Jimbo Fisher enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Aggies…