A proposal to be taken up in the legislative session that begins Monday would exempt items like tampons and diapers from the state sales tax. Lift Louisiana Executive Director Michelle Ehrenberg says supports the bill and says this is common sense legislation.

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She says the cost savings will help women living in poverty.

Criminal justice reform will be a key priority for Governor John Bel Edwards during the legislative session. He says we have to do something to lower the state’s incarceration rate.

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Edwards says the proposals will be consistent with the findings of the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Task Force.

Republican members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation fully support the United States missile attack on an air base in Syria. Retired Major General Ron Richard from Louisiana was a guest on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana and says the president made the right move following Syria’s chemical attack on civilians.

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Richard says this action was necessary given the heinous attack on innocent people.

Festival season is underway in the Bayou State. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says with over 400 festivals, there’s something to do every weekend in every city around the state. He says he wants to visit them all, but with new festivals popping up every year, it seems impossible.

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