Governor John Bel Edwards is celebrating the passage of a budget deal that he says will fully fund the state’s most critical priorities in a responsible way. Edwards made these remarks last night following the end of the special session…
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The key legislation is a sales tax bill that will set the rate at 4.45 percent as of July 1st and stay that way until July 2025. The sales tax rate was set to drop to 4-percent on Saturday. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt blames the governor as a reason why consumers will pay higher taxes…
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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani continues his support of Republican Congressional candidate Josh Guillory today in Lafayette. Michael Farrar has the story.
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A group of US Senators, including Louisiana’s John Kennedy, will travel to Russia later this week. Kennedy says the goal is to establish some rappport with high-ranking government officials…
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Kennedy says he wants to find out more about Russia’s economy and he says allegations that Russia interfered with the presidential election in 2016 will also be brought up.