Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is not happy with how Louisiana is allocating its delegates and he’s threatening a lawsuit. Don Molino has the story…
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Hollywood South is in bad shape since a law was passed last year that essentially puts a cap on Louisiana’s film tax incentives. Michelle Southern speaks with Celtic Studios Executive Director Patrick Mulhearn..:
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has tweeted out that a lawsuit is coming over the possibility he could receive fewer delegates from Louisiana than Senator Ted Cruz, even though Trump won the Louisiana Presidential Primary. State republican party executive director Jason Dore says they’ve followed the rules when it comes to allocating the delegates
Trump has 18 delegates from Louisiana and so does Cruz, who lost by two-percent of the popular vote during Louisiana’s March 5th presidential primary. Dore says at issue is what will happen with the five delegates awarded to Senator Marco Rubio, who has since dropped out of the race and five other delegates that have been unallocated since the primary…
Dore says it’s likely the five delegates awarded from Rubio and the five unallocated delegates will remain uncommitted until the Republican National Convention…
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Hollywood South has taken a major hit over the past year since the legislature passed a measure that puts a cap on Louisiana’s film tax incentives. That’s according to Celtic Media Centre Executive Director Patrick Mulhearn. He says what’s scaring films away is the manner in which lawmakers capped the movie credits, which he compares to retail mail in rebate coupons…:
Mulhearn says film executives are choosing to spend their money in states & nations where they know for sure obligations will be honored. He says the biggest film union in Louisiana reports that only 37% of their members are employed right now…:
Mulhearn says they haven’t had any major movies filming at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge since August. He says Louisiana’s film industry could be saved if lawmakers consider proposals to change the way the movie tax credit program is capped during the potential second special session…:
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Four more parishes have been added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration area, which means victims of the historic flooding are eligible for federal assistance. One of those parishes is Rapides and their homeland security director Sonya Wiley-Gremillion says 60 homes were flooded along the Red River…
The other three parishes added to the major disaster declaration are Jackson, Red River and Sabine parishes, bringing the total number of parishes eligible for federal assistance to 30. Wiley-Gremillion says affected families in her parish will likely take advantage of the federal aid…
Wiley-Gremillion says many of their flood victims still have not begun the clean-up process…
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Another person has died following an ATV crash at Muddy Bottoms in Webster Parish, and three others are injured. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bobby Igo says two all-terrain vehicles slammed into each other at the park Friday evening, and the crash killed 40-year-old Alissa Wiley of Dry Prong and injured three others…:
Igo says this is the fourth fatality at the park since 2014. He says the park is on private property and the people who visit and pay to go to the events sign consent forms before they ride…:
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Muddy Bottoms issued a statement say they are fulling cooperating with law enforcement and that their hearts and prayers go out to the families of the individuals involved. Igo says thousands and thousands of people show up at these events, and the majority drive responsibly and don’t get hurt…:
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(Igo says no charges have been filed in this incident at this time.)
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