Today, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee is set to begin reviewing certain tax expenditures. Chairman JP Morrell says there are some exemptions, exclusions, rebates and refunds the state provides businesses and individuals that are ridiculous. He says these need to be combed through…:
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He says Louisiana gives about 400 tax exemptions, costing the state over 8-billion dollars in revenue.

Southeast Louisiana is at a high risk of Zika — a virus that is spread by a certain mosquito. Dr. Frank Welch with DHH says New Orleans is particularly vulnerable because of the large number of visitors that come from countries where the infection is prevalent. He says different agencies are coming together to protect the state from an outbreak…:
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Expect the legislature to address the controversial split playoffs in high school athletics. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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ESPN’s Jeff Goodman is reporting what many have been saying all along — LSU freshman star Ben Simmons will hire an agent and head to the pros. Numerous experts say Simmons will likely be taken in the first or second round of the June 23rd, NBA draft.

Baton Rouge Zoo officials say two of their four giraffes died over the weekend. They say one had been suffering a chronic illness and the other was knocked down by another giraffe in the barn stall.