Reforming the state’s film tax credit program is expected to be a major topic in the upcoming legislative session, and some lawmakers will point to the number of jobs it has created. But LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott just completed a study for the State Department of Economic Development that shows the increase in jobs, but also came with a $171 million dollar price tag…
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The Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana has cut the rate of Tuberculosis cases by more than half from 2010 to 2014. DHH TB Control Program Director Charles DeGraw says that puts us 12 percent below the national case rate…:
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Republican Congressman Charles Boustany announces that a contract has been awarded to build a new VA clinic in Lafayette…
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A man who was tree-sitting in City Park in New Orleans to block the construction of an upscale golf course, has fallen out of a large cyprus tree. It is believed the man-who is identified as Lloyd Boover-may have broken an ankle and his nose from the fall. Authorites reportedly patrolled his protest, and continuously shined a spotlight on him at night. Boover is expected to be charged with trespassing.

A study examining the state’s film tax credit program finds that it created nearly 13-thousand jobs, but cost the state 171-million dollars last fiscal year. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott conducted the study for the state department of economic development…
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Which is why lawmakers it will addressed in the upcoming legislative session.

A contract has been awarded to build a new VA clinic in Lafayette. While Republican Congressman Charles Boustany – who got the legislative authorization to build new clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles – says it’s great news for Lafayette, he says the VA is dragging its feet for Lake Charles construction…
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He says still no word from the V.A.
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A Franklin Parish woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree cruelty to a juvenile after causing her 20-month-old daughter to fall out of her moving car last June. District Attorney Mack Lancaster says he’s satisfied with the sentence handed down to 24-year-old LaSasha Allen of Winnsboro…
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The Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana has cut the rate of Tuberculosis cases by more than half from 2010 to 2014. DHH TB Control Program Director Charles DeGraw says that puts us 12 percent below the national case rate…:
cut 13 (10) “over that period of time”
DeGraw says he credits the TB Control program for the numbers.

A study examining the state’s film tax credit program finds that it created nearly 13-thousand jobs, but cost the state 171-million dollars last fiscal year. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott conducted the study for the state department of economic development…
CUT 9 (10) “film industry”
Which is why lawmakers it will addressed in the upcoming legislative session.

A contract has been awarded to build a new VA clinic in Lafayette. While Republican Congressman Charles Boustany – who got the legislative authorization to build new clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles – says it’s great news for Lafayette, he says the VA is dragging its feet for Lake Charles construction…
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He says still no word from the V.A.
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A Franklin Parish woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree cruelty to a juvenile after causing her 20-month-old daughter to fall out of her moving car last June. District Attorney Mack Lancaster says he’s satisfied with the sentence handed down to 24-year-old LaSasha Allen of Winnsboro…
CUT 3 (10) “appropriate sentence”

The Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana has cut the rate of Tuberculosis cases by more than half from 2010 to 2014. DHH TB Control Program Director Charles DeGraw says that puts us 12 percent below the national case rate…:
cut 12 (10) “at that point”
DeGraw says he credits the TB Control program for the numbers.

There’s a new study conducted by LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott that shows the film tax credit program created nearly 13-thousand jobs, but cost Louisiana 171-million dollars last fiscal year. Scott says even with those jobs, that doesn’t mean the jobs produced actually benefited Louisiana…
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That tax credit will no doubt get a lot of discussion in the upcoming session.

A Winsboro woman has been sentenced go to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree cruelty to a juvenile. Twenty-four year-old LaSasha Alleen placed her daughter in an unrestrained position and opened the car door while rounding a curve, allowing her daughter to fall out. Franklin Parish District Attorney Mack Lancaster says Allen showed no remorse…
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He said he was satified with the sentenced.
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There’s some good Louisiana health news, as the Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana has cut the rate of Tuberculosis cases by more than half from 2010 to 2014. DHH TB Control Program Director Charles DeGraw says they have also reduced the percentage of TB cases with HIV infection from 10% in 2010 to 4 percent in 2014…:
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An Iowa (eye-a-way) woman has died in an overnight single vehicle in Lake Charles that State Police say was caused by a drunk driver. The unrestrained passenger – 44 year-old Molly Frank – was ejected when the driver failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 3256, then hit a tree. Thirty-four year-old Randall Keith Laird II of Lake Charles was charged with vehicular homicide and DWI.

A study released by the state department of economic development finds that the state’s film tax credit program cost the state 171-million dollars last fiscal year. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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State Police say a Marksville woman has been arrested for theft after an audit of the Office of Motor Vehicles revealed missing funds. Authorities say 33-year-old Angelle Temple allegedly stole money from OMV offices in Rapides and Avoyelles Parishes totaling more than $7,000. Temple is charged with felony theft, injuring public records, and malfeasance in office.

A woman from Franklin Parish is sentenced to 25 years in prison after she plead guilty to causing her 20 month old baby to fall out of a moving vehicle last summer. 24-year-old LaSasha Allen of Winsboro was charged with second degree cruelty to a juvenile. District Attorney Mack Lancaster says there is no doubt in his mind that Allen intentionally tried to hurt her daughter…:
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He believes this woman got the appropriate sentence.

Republican Congressman Charles Boustany announces that a contract has been awarded to build a new VA clinic in Lafayette. He says this clinic is something veterans in the Acadiana region have been waiting too long for…:
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The Lafayette clinic will is expected to be completed 18 months after construction begins.

Watchful eyes are staying on the state’s film tax credit program and as a new study says it cost the state 171 million dollars last fiscal year. LSU Economist Loren Scott conducted the study and he says even though 13-thousand jobs were created, the cost of the program has a negative impact on the budget…:
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This is expected to be a big topic in the upcoming legislative session.

The Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana has cut the rate of Tuberculosis cases by more than half from 2010 to 2014. DHH TB Control Program Director Charles DeGraw says that puts us 12 percent below the national case rate…:
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DeGraw credits the TB Control Program for its successful implementation of new tools which have lowers the instance of the disease and working toward the ultimate eradication of Tuberculosis in Louisiana.

Republican Congressman Charles Boustany announces that a contract has been awarded to build a new VA clinic in Lafayette. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Humane Society of Louisiana says they now have the dog that was in a viral photo of him chasing a truck in Slidell. They say the owner turned over custody of Butterbean for $400.

A study examining the state’s film tax credit program finds that it created nearly 13-hundred jobs in Louisiana, but cost the state 171-million dollars last fiscal year. LSU Economist Loren Scott conducted the study for the state department of economic development and he says it shows that the film tax credit program costs more than it brings in…:
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In the upcoming session lawmakers are expected to look at several bills which seek to reform the film tax credit program.

A Franklin Parish woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree cruelty to a juvenile after her 20-month-old daughter fell out of her moving car last June. Authorities say 24-year-old LaSasha Allen placed her daughter in an unrestrained position and opened the car door while rounding a curve, allowing her daughter to fall out. The child received multiple injuries, including a skull fracture.

Republican Congressman Charles Boustany announces that a contract has been awarded to build a new VA clinic in Lafayette. Last year, Boustany passed legislation authorizing the construction of new clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles. Boustany says this is a great day for Lafayette veterans…:
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The Lafayette clinic will be built on Ambassador Caffery Parkway and is expected to be completed 18 months after construction begins.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Bossier City man is accused of stealing from his employer and selling the items on eBay. They say 60-year-old Michael Thompson returned about $2300 worth of stolen constrution items to his company but said everything else had been sold on the online aucotion site. He is charged with theft.

A Franklin Parish woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree cruelty to a juvenile after causing her 20-month-old daughter to fall out of her moving car last June. District Attorney Mack Lancaster says he’s satisfied with the sentence handed down to 24-year-old LaSasha Allen of Winnsboro…:
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The child sustained multiple injuries, including a broken arm and skull fracture.

State Police say a single vehicle crash in Calcasieu Parish claimed the life of a passenger who was not wearing a seat belt and resulted in the arrest of the driver for vehicular homicide. An investigation revealed 34-year-old Randall Laird II of Lake Charles ran off a road at a curve and hit a tree. 44-year-old Molly Frank of Iowa died. Laird was arrested for DWI and vehicular homicide.

Today, a grand jury considers the case against a Terrebonne Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed 14-year-old Cameron Tillman last September. Eric Gill reports…:
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A 30-year-old Baton Rouge heroin user will get at least 6 years in prison for giving his girlfriend a dose that killed her. DA Hillar Moore says now two families including the accused, Brandon Eirick, are ruined because of this…:
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LSU President and Chancellor F King Alexander says he’s waiting for a plan to gain traction that will minimize potentially deep budget cuts to higher ed. Scott Carwile has the story…

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State Police say a Marksville woman has been arrested for theft after an audit of the Office of Motor Vehicles revealed missing funds. Authorities say 33-year-old Angelle Temple allegedly stole money from OMV offices in Rapides and Avoyelles Parishes totaling more than $7,000. Temple is charged with felony theft, injuring public records, and malfeasance in office.

Multi-millionaire New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who is accused of killing Susan Berman 15 years ago in California and is facing weapons and drug charges in New Orleans, has been denied bond. New Orleans criminal defense lawyer Chick Foret doesn’t think the district attorney in Los Angeles minds that Durst is in Louisiana…

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Durst’s attorney Dick DeGuerin says his client was arrested illegally on March 14th.

A 30-year-old Baton Rouge heroin user will spend at least 6 years in prison on charges related to the death of his girlfriend from a fatal overdose. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says since the evidence showed that Brandon Eirick purchased and supplied Leah Hutchinson with the heroin that lead to her death, he was charged…

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Moore hopes a sentence like this will be an example of the consequences of being associated with this deadly drug.

LSU President and Chancellor F King Alexander says Governor Bobby Jindal’s proposed budget for next fiscal year will only provide LSU with 30-million dollars in state funding, a reduction from 110-million dollars this fiscal year. He says students and alumni need to speak up loudly against this type of cut…

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He says if the legislature doesn’t restore the massive cut to higher education in the proposed budget, 2,000 classes will be cancelled and every LSU employee will have to be furloughed.

Today, a grand jury will convene to hear the case against a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a 14-year-old last September. The Sheriff’s Department says Deputy Preston Norman fired in self-defense after Cameron Tillman appeared to be holding a gun. Relatives of others who were at the abandoned house with Tillman say he was not holding a weapon. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the big question here is whether it was necessary for Norman to fire in order to protect human life…

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Testimony could last until tomorrow.

In the latest in the continuing Robert Durst matter, the multi-millionaire New York real estate heir was denied bond in court in New Orleans. Michelle Southern reports…

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A Franklin Parish woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree cruelty to a juvenile after her 20-month-old daughter fell out of her moving car last June. Authorities say 24-year-old LaSasha Allen placed her daughter in an unrestrained position and opened the car door while rounding a curve, allowing her daughter to fall out. The child received multiple injuries, including a skull fracture.