08:30 Newscast, February 1st, 2018

The Louisiana entertainment industry has seen seeing a revitalization since lawmakers reworked the state’s film tax credit program in 2016. The state offers a 150-million-dollars-a-year-cap on credits issued. Secretary Don Pierson says the recent uptick bodes well for the economy…:
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Oscar winner Tom Hanks has chosen the Baton Rouge to film the World War II movie “Greyhound.”

A task force’s recommendations to alter the TOPS scholarship is drawing fire from advocates for lower income students. Taylor Foundation Executive Director Dr. James Caillier says a proposal to cap payments for lower performing students hurts poor people…:
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The TOPS task force will vote on adopting their proposals February 7th.

One of the largest companies in Louisiana may be the most important player on the field Sunday for the Super Bowl…:
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Today Governor John Bel Edwards will speak at the inaugural Universities of Louisiana For Our Future Conference. The event begins at the War Memorial Student Union on the campus of Southeastern this morning at 11:30am.