State Treasurer John Fleming says it’s been 75-hundred dollars for 46 years and now it’s time for Louisiana’s homestead exemption to go up.  Flemming says he’s ready to work with Louisiana legislators and other state and local officials to substantially increase the homestead exemption and give much needed tax reductions to struggling Louisiana citizens.

Cut 12 (05) “…governor about this.”

The shipbuilding industry in Louisiana just got a shot in the arm with the Small Business Administration granting Fletcher Technical Community College in Terrebonne Parish nearly five-million dollars. Carrie Cortez, the vice chancellor for academic affairs and workforce initiatives at Fletcher, says the school will use that money to offer hands-on practical training and  manufacturing-specific business instruction.

Cut 5 (11) “…capability development overall.”

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Saints owner Gayle Benson speaking out calling the black and gold’s 1 and 4 start to this season unacceptable.  Head Coach Kellen Moore says Benson’s comments will not change the team’s preparation because they were already focused on getting better. He says they work in a results-based business and things will need to improve.

Cut 14 (08) “…better moving forward.”

A Monroe man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder after Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s investigators say he admitted to shooting a 13 year old boy.  23 year old Joshua Darnell Swan was arrested after deputies found the body of a teenager who’d been reported missing– inside a dumpster on Sunday with a gunshot would to the head.  Authorities say three other juveniles witnessed the shooting.