Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has been a loud voice in Washington D-C for the need for flood insurance reform. Cassidy says Risk Rating 2.0 has led to flood insurance premiums that are no longer affordable. He has new numbers on how costly flood insurance has become. Cassidy says premiums Louisiana residents are paying have increased by 234 percent.

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Cassidy says he has a plan to make NFIP affordable, accountable, and sustainable

We are less than six months away from the Real ID deadline. Starting May 7^th, in order to fly domestically, you’ll need a REAL ID or you’ll need to present a passport or some other federally acceptable document. Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Dan Casey says most Louisiana residents do not have a REAL Id…

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Casey urges Louisiana residents to visit their local OMV office to upgrade their current driver’s license or state ID to a real ID, if you have not done so already.

Two Louisiana high school football teams have been disqualified from the playoffs. Kace Kieschnick tells us why…

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There was speculation Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves could be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Transportation Secretary. But Trump has nominated former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy for that post.

Starting next May, Allegiant Airlines will fly direct from Shreveport to Nashville on Thursdays and Sundays.

At the State Capitol, there are a lot of discussions happening behind closed doors about a tax reform plan. There appears to be enough resistance against a proposal to tax 41 services that are currently not taxed. State Capitol insider Bernie Pinsonat says legislators are now looking at raising the state’s sales tax from 4.45 percent to five percent…

Cut 5 (10) “…trade off”

The House convenes this afternoon, and we’ll see if they pass a bill that raises the state sales tax to five-percent.

Governor Landry wants to scale back the film tax credit program and several other tax credits, so the state can afford to lower the state’s income tax rate on individuals. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick says there has been healthy dialogue between legislators and those in the film industry about lowering the film tax credit program cap from 180-million dollars to 125…

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A second line shooting left two dead and 11 injured in the St. Roch (ROCK) neighborhood of New Orleans on Sunday. City officials say the shootings disrupted a cultural tradition. Sean Richardson reports.

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Two high school football teams have been booted from the playoffs. The LHSAA says Ferriday is disqualified because of a brawl that broke out during the second quarter of their game against Lake Arthur. The Trojans were set to play at Welsh this Friday. And University High has lost its court hearing and a judge has sided with the LHSAA that the Cubs played two ineligible players this season.

What’s the latest with the special session on tax reform? Bills to reduce state income taxes have already cleared the House and State Capitol insider Bernie Pinsonat says the House is now looking to raise the state sales tax to offset the loss of revenues from lower income taxes…

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The eleven-cent sales tax is when you combine local sales taxes with a proposed five-cent sales tax.

At the beginning of the special session on tax reform, the state’s film tax credit program was on the chopping block. But Marrero Senator Patrick Marrero says there’s an effort to preserve it. Marrero says they are looking to lower the amount of credits distributed to film producers each year from 180-million to 125-million dollars…

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Governor Landry has announced the deployment of nearly 1.4-billion dollars to bolster broadband connectivity throughout the state. Veneeth Iyengar (EYE-in-gur), the executive director of Connect L-A, says most of that money is staying local.

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The governor’s office says this broadband deployment will expand connectivity to 140-thousand locations across the state, supporting 100 thousand households and 35-thousand small businesses.

Two people dead and eleven were injured in a mass shooting on Sunday during a second line parade in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans. Still no arrests. New Orleans Councilman Eugene Green says is confident law enforcement will bring those involved to justice…

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What’s the latest with the special session on tax reform? Bills to reduce state income taxes have already cleared the House and State Capitol insider Bernie Pinsonat says the House is now looking to raise the state sales tax to offset the loss of revenues from lower income taxes…

Cut 6 (07) “…11-cent sales tax”

The eleven-cent sales tax is when you combine local sales taxes with a proposed five-cent sales tax.

Deer hunting season has been put on hold in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area, which covers parts of Ascension, Livingston, St. John and St. James parishes. L-D-W-F’s Shane Granier says flood waters in the area have reached three feet…

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But we’ve seen a lot more rain fall in this area yesterday and into the overnight hours.

Governor Landry awards nearly 1.4-billion dollars in grants to bridge the digital divide. Colleen Crain reports.

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There was speculation Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves could be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Transportation Secretary. But Trump has nominated former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy for that post.

Starting next May, Allegiant Airlines will fly direct from Shreveport to Nashville on Thursdays and Sundays.

There are seven days left in the special session and Andrew Greenstein is reporting the Louisiana House is looking at raising the state’s sales tax from 4.45 percent to five percent, so that income taxes can be lowered…

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Former LSU star and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes has been named the N-L Rookie of the Year. Skenes had 170 strikeouts in 133 innings.

Governor Landry has announced the deployment of nearly 1.4-billion dollars to bolster broadband connectivity throughout the state. Veneeth Iyengar (EYE-in-gur), the executive director of Connect L-A, says most of that money is staying local.

Cut 10 (07) “…in their communities.”

The governor’s office says this broadband deployment will expand connectivity to 140-thousand locations across the state, supporting 100 thousand households and 35-thousand small businesses.

New Orleans City Councilman Eugene Green is speaking out against a mass shooting at a second line parade in the St. Roch neighborhood on Sunday that left two people dead and 11 injured. Green is optimistic the New Orleans Police Department homicide unit will find the individuals who caused this heart ache…

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At the state capitol, there are a lot of discussions happening behind closed doors as lawmakers try to approve Governor Jeff Landry’s tax reform plan. There appears to be enough resistance against a proposal to tax 41 services that are currently not taxed now. State Capitol insider Bernie Pinsonat says legislators are now looking at raising the state’s sales tax from 4.45 percent to five percent…

Cut 5 (10) “…trade off”

The House convenes this afternoon, and we’ll see if they pass a bill that raises the state sales tax to five-percent.

Governor Landry has announced the state will deploy one-point-three billion dollars in federal dollars to support broadband access throughout the state. Veneeth Iyengar, director of Connect L-A says two local companies are part of a group getting 450-million dollars in funding.

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A second line shooting left two dead and 11 injured in the St. Roch (ROCK) neighborhood of New Orleans on Sunday. City officials say the shootings disrupted a cultural tradition. Sean Richardson reports.

Cut 2 (28) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

Two high school football teams have been booted from the playoffs. The LHSAA says Ferriday is disqualified because of a brawl that broke out during the second quarter of their game against Lake Arthur. The Trojans were set to play at Welsh this Friday. And University High has lost its court hearing and a judge has sided with the LHSAA that the Cubs played two ineligible players this season.