Fantasy sports regulation is halfway through the legislative process and advocates are prepping for a fight against video poker interests in the Senate. Conner Ferrill has more…
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Louisiana honors Gold Star Families and their fallen loved ones today for Memorial Day. Brooke Thorington has the story…
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House approved Fantasy sports regulation is halfway to final passage as a bill that would tax the activity will soon receive a hearing in a Senate committee. As it stands the tax rate for fantasy sports is currently at 15 percent, which Fairness for Fantasy Sports spokesperson Ryan Berni says would be the highest in the nation.
Opponents argue it’s a lower rate than what other gaming activities in the state must pay.
The bill has seen stiff opposition from other gaming interest groups who say fantasy sports should only be accessible from within a casino, or a video poker facility. Berni says so far they’ve held those interests at bay, but…
Over 60 percent of voters, and 47 parishes approved the activity last fall, and Berni says it would be a tragedy to see the will of those voters overturned by gaming lobbyists in the Senate.
Berni says if the regulatory bill is signed by the Governor this session, fantasy sports could be available by the start of the football season.
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Tomorrow, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will begin sinking a barge in Bayou Chene in southern Assumption to act as temporary flood gate. It’s needed to prevent backwater flooding after the Morganza spillway is opened. Chairman of the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority Board Chip Kline…
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Officials say the installation of the barge would begin May 28th and any water flow from the spillway would not arrive in the area until two weeks after it is opened.
Kline says the Morganza’s opening in 2011 was problematic, but this time wildlife and people in the area will have time to adjust to the spillway…
Opening the spillway will flood thousands of acres of farmland, but Kline says if the Morganza is not opened it could have devastating effects on the Bayou State…
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers will make the final decision of whether to open the spillway May 28th.
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On this Memorial Day many will consume some beef. CEO of Cattle Producers of Louisiana Dave Foster says turning on the grill should be a priority…
62,000 pounds of beef were recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination, but Foster says if you go to the store today to buy your meat, don’t worry about recalls…
Foster says with cheap prices available for steaks, now is the time to stock up on all kinds of cuts of beef…
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We observe Memorial Day today, a day set aside for the nation to pay it’s respects to the roughly 1.2 million service members who’ve died in the line of duty. Louisiana Veterans Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland asks the public to be aware of how difficult this day can be for Louisiana families whose loved ones have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Strickland says on Saturday morning hundreds of current and former military personnel planted 11-thousand flags in front of the State Capitol, one for each serviceman or woman from Louisiana who died in the service. He says if you’re in the Baton Rouge area, you should stop by and pay respects…
There will also be ceremonies taking place at all five veteran’s homes across the state and at all four state veteran’s cemeteries.
The Secretary, and Vietnam veteran says If you’re interested in honoring the fallen, but can’t make it to any of today’s ceremonies, there’s a few simple ways you can contribute.
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