The House Transportation Committee overwhelming supports legislation that would prohibit hand held cell phone use while driving. A similar bill in Louisiana died in the Senate last year. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says there are plenty of things that can you distract you while you drive, so why just pick on hand held cell phone use
Cut 10 (12) “…just one out”
Supporters of the proposed handheld cell phone ban say statistics show that talking or texting on the phone is contributing to more and more accidents. Bogalusa Representative Malinda White says she doesn’t need stats to know Louisiana needs a handheld cell phone ban.
Cut 11 (12) “…cell phones.”
The measure now moves to the full House for more debate.
A proposed constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax cleared the Senate Finance Committee, and is heading to the Senate floor, with debate focusing in on diapers. A proposed constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax cleared the Senate Finance Committee, and is heading to the Senate floor, with debate focusing in on diapers.
Cut 7 (14) “…shoes.”
It’s estimated the proposal would save families 55 dollars a year.
A bill that would partially roll back chanes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program advanced to the House floor on a 8 to 7 vote. The change would take the ability to grant the often substantial local property tax breaks out of larger, local level boards, and place them in the hands of a three person, Parish level board.