The governor has signed into law a bill that raises the state sales tax by a penny beginning April 1. Treasurer for the Society of Louisiana CPAs, Gina Rachel, says people who are planning to buy something big, you should do it before the higher tax takes effect…:
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She says, for the most part, you probably won’t even notice the increase when making day-to-day purchases. Medicine, gas and food for your home are excluded from the “clean” penny.

New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop has filed a bill that will develop a plan to better support students who are expecting or parenting a child while in high school. He says it would establish the Louisiana Expectant and Parenting Students Act…:
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SB353 will be heard in the Senate Education Committee.

A north Louisiana lawmaker introduces the Pastor Protection Act which will be debated during the regular legislative session. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Schools in the LHSAA are not satisfied with the current state of affairs in Louisiana, so Paul Rainwater and others are proposing a new option, the Louisiana High School Sports Cooperative. Rainwater says it will take 60 schools’ commitments to form a new organization, and they have extended the offer to schools throughout the state. Rainwater says, at the end of the day, it’s all for the kids…:
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