The Daily Advertiser editorial board is calling for Taylor Barras to step down as House Speaker over the fact not much has been accomplished in the current legislative session. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross doesn’t think what’s happening at the Capitol is entirely Barras fault…:
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A bill to revamp the film tax credit program is nearing final legislative passage and heads to the Senate for approval on changes made by the House. The measure makes it easier for film makers to redeem these credits and Lafayette Representative Jean-Paul Coussan says that would help grow the industry.
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Under the measure, 180 million dollars in tax credits would go to producers each year but would decrease to 150 million after three years.

The House supports a bill to suspend child support payments for certain inmates. Michelle Southern has more…
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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office has announced the arrest of three people for not seeking medical attention for a child who was burned by melted wax. The child’s mother, Amber Cook of Berwick and Francisco and Hilda Perez of Thibodaux face charges after deputies responded to a report of the child unsupervised outside with severe burns on the arms and legs. The three adults are charged with cruelty of a juvenile.