The House Ways and Means Committee will hear testimony today for tax increases on tobacco, alcohol, Internet sales and car rentals. Jeremy Alford, publisher of la-politics.com, says that legislators will not be voting on these proposed taxes yet…:
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The committee will reportedly not hear corporate and personal income tax bills until next week. A recent poll conducted by Southern Media and Opinion research found the majority of people are opposed to raising income and state sales taxes, but over 60% are in favor of increasing so called “sin taxes.”

Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton proposes a bill for the regular session, which convenes March 14th, that would require metal detectors to be installed at movie theaters…:
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A Natchitoches man has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the state’s nearly $1 billion budget deficit. Eric Boleyn’s online donation page reads “Help Louisiana, Need $900 million.” The description explains that any donations will be put towards the crippling budget deficit the state is facing. The page has been shared by thousands of people and has brought in a total of $40 in the past four days.

A Lake Charles man has developed a new way of keeping athletes hydrated during a game. Joseph Tucker created the Hydra-Guard, which is the first re-hydrating mouth guard in the world. Tucker says the mouth guard will be released online February 25th and you can fill up the hands free system with water or your favorite sports drink…:
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The mouth guard will retail for $34.99.