The 2019 legislative session is underway at the State Capitol. Since it is a fiscal session, lawmakers can debate tax bills and there is a proposal to increase the state’s gasoline tax. Americans for Prosperity State Director John Kay helped defeat a similar proposal in 2017 and he says anti-tax crusaders will be back to stop this year’s push…
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There is widespread support to give teachers a one-thousand dollar pay raise. And Republicans also want to allocate more money for early childhood education. House Education Chairman Nancy Landry says additional dollars would help working families pay for high quality daycare…
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The session will conclude in early June.

Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has released a video message for the person or persons that have set fire to three historically black churches in St. Landry Parish….
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The three fires are considered suspicious, but investigators have stopped just short of saying the fires are linked. The F-B-I is now assisting in the investigation.

Back to the legislative session, lawmakers will need to set up the rules for Louisiana residents to participate in online fantasy sports betting. Voters in 47 of the 64 parishes have voted to allow fantasy sports betting in their parish, but River Ridge Representative Kirk Talbot says the legislation that needs approval would include geo fencing, so that players can’t play fantasy online sports in parishes that voted against it…
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