For the first time ever, TOPS recipients will pay almost 60-percent of their spring tuition. Governor John Bel Edwards says it is his hope that lawmakers can restore funding for the program because students depend on it. He adds that further cuts will not be made to the scholarship program, despite the budget shortfalls the state is facing, because today we risk student dropping out or graduating with burdensome debt.
FEMA will continue to pay for flood victims to stay in hotels until December 18th. Michelle Southern has more…
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Caroline Fayard has endorsed Foster Campbell in the US Senate runoff, despite some harsh verbal attacks before the election. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says this endorsement is about fence mending.
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Campbell will go up against Republican John Kennedy on December 10.
Things are looking up for Hollywood South, as we’re halfway through the cap lawmakers put on the state’s film tax credit program. Louisiana Film and Entertainment Association President, Patrick Mulhearn, says other states, like Georgia, that do not have limits on film tax credits are bringing in more projects, but they’re more vulnerable to fraud.
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The 180-million dollar cap expires in 18 months.