The House Ways and Means Committee approves a proposed constitutional amendment that would give local parishes the option to increase the homestead exemption. New Orleans Representative Matthew Williard says the homestead exemption has not changed since 1980 and since then property taxes and insurance costs have risen considerably and it’s forcing people to leave the state…

Cut 14 (11) “….their roots down”

The bill would need a two-thirds approval on the House floor to advance to the Senate.

SkyWest Airlines, the nation’s largest regional airline carrier has selected the Shreveport Regional Airport as its newest maintenance base and facility. This means at least 150 new jobs for the area. North Louisiana Economic Partnership CEO Justyn Dixon says SkyWest Airlines chose Shreveport as its new maintenance base out of 30 locations across the U-S…

Cut 11 (09) “…make their money”

Brusly High graduate, and now LSU freshman John Foster, is in the Top 7 on American Idol and continues to make Louisiana proud. Sean Richardson has more.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

Hockey Hall of Famer Jeremy Roenick has joined the Monroe Moccasins organization as an investor and partner. ULM’s Molly Fichtner is the Sun Belt Softball Coach of the Year. And the NFL Network’s Jane Slater says a decision is coming sooner rather than later for Saints quarterback Derek Carr on whether he’ll have surgery on his injured shoulder. Carr wants to avoid surgery, because he’s already had surgery on his right arm.