Today marks the two-year anniversary of when Jeff Landry was sworn in as the state’s 57th governor. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Landry’s biggest accomplishment was the tax reform legislation he urged legislators to approve in 2024.
A flat income tax rate of three percent went into effect on January 1st of last year.
The Louisiana Department of Economic Development is celebrating the state’s second straight Platinum Deal of the Year. This year, the publication Business Facilities singled out the Hyundai Steel mill in Ascension Parish for its top honor. Secretary Susan Bourgeois says one of the biggest wins with that project was Hyundai building it in Louisiana in the first place.
Cut 6 (06) “…ultimately choosing us.”
Some 17-thousand people in the greater Baton Rouge area had their medical debt wiped out. The Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation and Undue Medical Debt teamed up to erase 22-million dollars of medical debt. Tristi Charpentier (SHARP-in-tay) with the foundation says Undue Medical Debt bought the debt, and the foundation chose the beneficiaries based on qualifications.
Cut 4 (08) “…family’s annual income.”
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says 16 black bears were harvested during bear hunting season. Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks says it’s the second straight year Louisiana had a black bear hunting season after not having one for 35 years while the animal was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Cut 23 (10) “…was 341 pounds.”