The state alcohol tax hasn’t been raised since the late 1940s but that could change as lawmakers working to solve the state’s budget crisis…:
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Republican Representative Chris Broadwater of Hammond, who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, says the proposal to increase the state sales tax by a penny is a significant part of the discussion at the capitol:
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The measure gets its first committee hearing today.

A lawmaker from north Louisiana rolls his eyes at the notion that there would be no college football in the spring because of potential cuts to higher ed. Republican State Representative Steve Pylant of Winnsboro says campuses shouldn’t be threatening to shut down unless they get more money. He’s says he’s against raising taxes to solve the problem and compares the matter to feeding hogs…:
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But others say lawmakers should be doing whatever is necessary to make sure schools remain open for students.

The state Supreme Court delays the scheduled March 14th execution of the so-called River Parishes serial killer Daniel Blank. His attorney, Gary Clements, says his client is innocent and the state needs to give the case another look…:
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He says the corrections department doesn’t have lethal injection drugs anyway.