One Louisiana economist says steep taxes on imports will negatively impact most sectors of Louisiana’s economy. Dr. Loren Scott says economists generally believe tariffs are a really bad plan. But even he admits some industries will benefit, namely the recently announced 5-billion-dollar steel plant being built in Donaldsonville, Louisiana seafood producers, and the Louisiana timber industry
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A fiscal legislative session starts next Monday. Senate President Cameron Henry expects portions of proposed Constitutional Amendment Two that was recently rejected by voters will be discussed again…
The man suspected of killing his parents at their Amite-area home is in custody in California. Sean Richardson has the story…
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Three people are dead, including a five-year-old child, and a fourth person, a seven-year-old is in critical condition from a house fire in Shreveport on Sunday morning. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Junior says his firefighters rushed into the burning home and found the four victims unconscious and not breathing…