Small Business optimism is the highest it’s been since June 2021. Sean Richardson has more.
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With the holiday season here, make sure you protect yourself from potentially deadly illnesses. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Optimism is the highest it’s been for small business owners since June 2021. That’s according to the latest national survey of small business owners. NFIB State Director Leah Long says the results of the Presidential election signal a major shift in economic policy…
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Long says positive changes made here in Louisiana are lowering the personal income tax to 3-percent, and no longer have to pay an inventory tax are great news for small businesses, and says reform was a move in the right direction.
Challenges persist, as some owners reported unfilled job openings, and inflation remains the top concern.
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The holiday season is here; and with that, there will be many celebration gatherings. The holiday season is usually the time when flu and COVID-19 cases tick up. Dr. Gabrielle Givens with St. Tammany Hospital says the very best way you can protect yourself is getting vaccinated.
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Dr. Givens says the vaccines are in abundant supply and have been updated for this winter.
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Givens says while neither the flu nor the COVID-19 vaccine can prevent someone from contracting either virus, they can minimize symptoms and complications.
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It’s Prep Classic week as 16 high school football teams will play for state championships in the Caesars Superdome starting on Thursday. The division four select title game kicks-off the Prep Classic at noon and Vermilion Catholic head coach Broc Prejean (PRAY-ZHAWN) is hoping to lead the school to its third title…
Vermilion Catholic will face Ouachita Christian at noon Thursday. It’s a rematch of the 2022 state title game that saw O-C-S win 28-14. V-C is led by quarterback Jonathan Dartez who set a state record for total touchdowns for a career in last week’s shutout win over Kentwood. The four-year starter wants to cap his high school career with a championship…
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Franklinton will play for a state championship on Friday night when they face Cecilia. The Demons are seeking their first state title since 2010 and the second in history. Demons head coach Nick Saltaformaggio says he has the best kept secret in Louisiana, his starting quarterback Jacob Crain who has thrown for 24 touchdowns..
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The Demons also have a running back in Sy Austin that’s rushed for nearly two-thousands and has 28 touchdowns on the season. Saltaformaggio says Austin has gotten stronger since he arrived as the head coach at the Washington Parish school in 2023…
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The Division two non-select state title game between Franklinton and Cecilia is at 7 PM.