The 2017 legislative session started today with a 38-minute speech from Governor John Bel Edwards in the House chambers. The governor is pushing an ambitious tax plan that will mean higher taxes for businesses, but possibly lower taxes for many Louisiana residents. Edwards also says he wants to put money towards better roads, even if that means increasing the state’s gasoline tax…
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The legislative session will conclude on June 8th.

As is typical when the weather warms up, the price at the pump also starts going up. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says refineries are switching from a winter grade of gasoline to a summer…:
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The current statewide average is $2.19.

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says he will resign if the federal government is holding up flood recovery financial assistance…
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Christopher Few was arrested over the weekend in Avoyelles Parish on a domestic abuse charge. Few is the father of Jeremy Mardis, the six-year-old autistic boy killed during a police chase. Chief Deputy Steven Martel says Few is in their parish jail and he also has outstanding warrants for theft in St. Landry…
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