Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau plans to file legislation that would cut Louisiana’s film tax credits, saying lawmakers need to assess the return on investment of state funded programs. He says a recent study by LSU economist Loren Scott shows the ROI isn’t there when it comes to movie incentives…:
Cut 10 (06) “too long”
But Executive Director of Celtic Media Studios in Baton Rouge, Patrick Mulhearn, discredits Scott’s analysis…:
Cut 11 (10) “that’s spent”
A $180 million back-end cap was placed on the film tax credit program in 2015.

The man accused of killing the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputy has died from injuries he sustained in the incident. State Police say 30-year-old Brandon Wiley was shot when struggling with slain Sgt Shawn Anderson, and had been in critical condition since Saturday. Anderson will be laid to rest at Healing Place Church tomorrow morning.

Today and tomorrow, LSU will offer the mumps vaccine to all students, faculty, and staff, after the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed at least dozen cases of mumps, several of them on the Baton Rouge campus. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Fred Lopez with LSU Health New Orleans says two doses of the MMR vaccine can significantly reduce the chances of a major outbreak…:
Cut 7 (09) “not perfect”
The vaccines will be offered today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Student Union.

The 30 day ban on the harvesting of blue crabs ends today. Commercial and recreational crabbers were allowed to return to their traps before sunrise this morning.