DOTD is sending crews to Florida to help with the cleanup following Hurricane Milton. Andrew Greenstein has more.
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Sean Payton returns to the Superdome tonight as the head coach of the Broncos, but for the Saints they are looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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DOTD is sending crews to Florida to help in the recovery following Hurricane Milton. Spokesman Rodney Mallett says crews will be sent from across the whole state.
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Mallett says this is a way for Louisiana to return the favor after crews from other states descended upon the Pelican State to help in the cleanup following Hurricane Laura.
Mallett says crews are bracing for a massive cleanup job.
Mallett says the crews have a great deal of experience in removing vegetative debris, just like in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
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Rapper, TV producer, and businessman, Curtis “50 cent” Jackson met with Governor Jeff Landry on Wednesday. Jackson established a 985-thousand-square-foot-production studio in Shreveport and he’s also purchased several properties in downtown Shreveport. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson…
In a social media post, Landry said Louisiana is lucky to have someone like Jackson investing in the state’s economy. 50-cent may have traveled to Baton Rouge to talk to Landry about the state’s film tax credit program that could be drastically changed or possibly eliminated because of the governor’s tax reform plan. Nelson says they are looking at all tax credits
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Jackson opened G-Unit Studios in Shreveport last April and he’s invested over two million dollars in the city. State law allows for 180-million dollars in film tax credits to be claimed and each project can receive up to 40-percent of their overall in-state investment. But Nelson says studies show these types of programs are fiscally a net loss …
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Early voting in the presidential election begins tomorrow. Congresswoman Julia Letlow is urging you to do your civic duty.
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Letlow says the right to vote is one of the most precious rights for us as Americans.
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Congressional districts have changed, so go to GeauxVote-dot-com to find out who’s on your ballot. Early voting in Louisiana lasts ten days, with no voting taking place on Sunday. Election Day is November 5th.
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The largest free fair in the country is underway. The Washington Parish Free Fair goes through Sunday in Franklinton. Jim Stringfield, who serves on the fair’s stage committee, says when they say free, they mean free.
The fair routinely attracts some big name entertainers, and this year is no different.
And with absolutely no admission cost, people from all over flock to the small town of about 35-hundred in the northeast corner of South Louisiana.
And the weather this weekend is expected to be perfect; so you can expect the fair grounds to be bustling.