Senator John Kennedy has introduced the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. Kelley Ray has more…
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It could end up being a soggy Mardi Gras celebration this weekend. Matt Doyle has more.
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A Baton Rouge lawmaker has filed a bill for the regular session that would require state agencies to post all expenditures online. Michael Farrar has the story.
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U.S. Republican Senator John Kennedy has joined Democratic Senator Tom Carper of Delaware in introducing the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. Kennedy says in 2015, the Social Security Administration made nearly ten-billion-dollars in improper payments…
After contacting the Social Security Administration as to why they couldn’t share their dead person’s database with the Treasury Department, Kennedy was told they didn’t have the legal authority to do so. Kennedy says this bill will allow them to trade that information, stopping the waste of billions of dollars…
Kennedy says he and his colleagues are very confident this bill will pass. After it becomes law, he says he will lead the effort in making those who work in the Social Security Administration and the Treasury Department are held accountable…
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Topcashback.com surveyed thousands of adults asking their opinion on Valentine’s Day gifts that may have some of you scrambling for the receipts. Chief Communications Officer Natasha Rachel Smith says according to their results, materialistic gifts are out, and quality time is in.
According to the survey, both men and women are not interested in finding lingerie in their Valentine’s Day gift bag. Smith says the frilly undergarments might be a bit passé.
48 percent of women said they would not be happy if their partner gave them a valentine’s card full of cash. Smith says a wad of Washingtons is a lazy gift.
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It’s going to be an upside down day with weather in the Bayou State. It’s a type of day that occurs once in a while when a cold weather front moves through. State Climatologist Barry Keim says many areas in south Louisiana will see their high temperatures early…
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After some wet weather today, a dry day is on tap for Thursday. Then Keim says another front is moving in just in time to put a damper on Mardi Gras weekend…
The Endymion parade in New Orleans and the Isis parade in Metairie are scheduled for Saturday afternoon and evening. Keim says rain looks like a sure bet on Saturday across most of the state…
Temperatures are expected to be mild for those parades.
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Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey is proposing legislation for the regular session that would require state agencies to publish all of their expenditures online for the public. The measure would create a “Louisiana Checkbook” that Ivey says it’s all about transparency.
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The proposal seeks to replicate Ohiocheckbook.com, where all Ohio state expenditures are logged, and available to view using a user-friendly interface.
Ivey says an online checkbook would provide citizens with the ability to keep a close eye on every single transaction the state makes.
Fiscal cliff negotiations have centered on potential cuts to state funding, and Ivey says creating the checkbook would allow legislators to take a scalpel to budget.
The bill was filed as HB 50
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Today marks National Signing Day, but it’s not like how it used to be. LSU signed 21 players during the first ever December signing period and they will likely sign four more players today to complete the 2018 recruiting class. Geaux 24-7 recruiting analyst Shea Dixon says Scotlandville safety Kelvin Joseph is expected to sign with the Tigers and Dixon also anticipates Rummel wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase will do the same…
LSU is also hoping to sign the number one cornerback in the country Patrick Surtain Junior of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dixon says he’s optimistic Surtain will sign with the Tigers over Alabama…
LSU is also recruiting cornerback Mario Goodrich from Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Dixon says Surtain is ranked higher on the recruiting boards, but Goodrich would be a good get for the Tigers…
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