Today is the final day to qualify for governor and two more Republicans joined the race, bringing the total number of main candidates to seven. Former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry president Stephen Waguespack is considered a long-shot, because the Republican Party is backing Jeff Landry. But Waguespack says party leaders will not elect our next governor…
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Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson also qualified today. Nelson is a big proponent of tax reform, including eliminating the state income tax and making up for the revenue loss with higher property taxes and the elimination of certain sales tax deductions…
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A one-point-one-billion dollar solar panel manufacturing facility is coming to Iberia Parish. Teiko Foxx has the story…
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The Louisiana Pardon Board is following the directive of Governor Edwards as they’ve started scheduling clemency application hearings from death row inmates seeking a reduction of their sentence from lethal injection, to life in prison without parole. Governor Edwards, who does not support capital punishment, asked the board to review their cases.