One year from today candidates will officially be able to qualify for the 2015 Governor’s Race. Jeff Palermo sees where things stand now…:
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State Police say an off-duty Slidell Police officer may have been drunk when he got into a fatal crash Sunday morning. They say 31-year-old John Cole was driving when he missed a curve and flipped into a ditch. His passenger, 31-year-old Daniel Hanlon also of Slidell, was pronounced dead on the scene. Impairment is suspected on the part of the officer who is in serious condition at a New Orleans hospital.

Lawmakers in California recently approved a bill that would pump a lot more money into their film tax credit program, but Louisiana Entertainment doesn’t think that threatens Hollywood South. Executive Director Chris Stelly says the move DOES speak highly of what Louisiana has done over the last several years…:
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California Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign the film tax legislation into law.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin begins his prison sentence today at the Texarkana Federal Correctional Institution. Loyola University Criminal Justice Professor and former Bureau of Prisons official, Robert English says its a minimum security facility and there’s virtually the same as Oakdale where the judge recommended Nagin serve his time…:
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Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his conviction on bribery and money laundering charges.