Optimism of small business owners hits a new high nationally. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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Louisiana first responders are on their way to the Carolinas as Hurricane Florence barrels it’s way to the east coast as a Category Four. Matt Doyle has more
The National Hurricane Center says there’s a medium chance for tropical development in the western Gulf of Mexico over the next two days. Seth Warthen, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says a tropical wave entering the Gulf is becoming more organized….
Warthen says the area of the disturbed weather might not have enough to time to strengthen into a major tropical storm before it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast…
If this tropical disturbance can strengthen into a tropical storm it will be called Joyce. But Warthen says at this time they are not expecting any major impacts to Louisiana…
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Small business optimism has hit an all-time high according to the latest survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. It’s a new record for the 45-year history of the survey, topping the previous record set in July 1983. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns says much of the credit for the high marks goes to improved economic policy.
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Starns says capital spending is the highest it has been since 2007, which means business owners are expanding.
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Starns says the federal tax reform legislation approved in December has contributed to the boost in optimism.
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About 90 Bayou State first responders are on their way to the Carolinas to assist in what’s likely to be a significant natural disaster as Category Four Hurricane Florence is set to smash into the East Coast. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the crew, comprised of fire departments across the state, will be based out of Columbia, South Carolina.
Louisiana is no stranger to natural disasters. Browning says you could call us experts.
The team will coordinate communications efforts with other agencies from around the country for what could be an extensive rescue effort. Browning says if you’re someone who gets inspired seeing Louisiana rescuers at work, just know there’s opportunities for you to pitch in at a local level.
The latest report indicates the storm may strengthen to category five before landfall.
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A lawsuit claiming a catholic school’s hair policy in Jefferson Parish was discriminatory against black students has been dismissed. Federal court records show the parents of two New Orleans-area girls who filed the lawsuit ended the legal battle. Legal analyst Dane Ciolino says there was no reason to move forward once the Christ the King school rescinded the policy last month…
This story received national attention after a video went viral showing sixth-grader Faith Fennidy tearfully leaving the school after being told her hairstyle broke the school’s rules. Her mother and the mother of another student subsequently filed a lawsuit. Ciolino says the only reason to keep the lawsuit alive would be if the plaintiffs can convince a judge that the alleged discrimination caused damages
Ciolino says the plaintiffs got what they wanted and that was for the policy prohibiting hair extensions to be repealed, once that was done, it would have been difficult to get much more from the school….