Former New Orleans Saint and ALS advocate Steve Gleason will be Senator David Vitter’s special guest tonight at President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Eric Gill reports…
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Arguments begin today in a federal courtroom in New Orleans over how much BP should be fined for its role in the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Tax season begins today as the I-R-S and the Louisiana Department of Revenue are now accepting individual income tax returns. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason will be Senator David Vitter’s special guest tonight at President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Gleason was diagnosed with ALS and works with his Team Gleason organization to empower others living with the disease. Vitter says he’s honored to have Gleason attend, calling Gleason an inspiring leader in the fight against ALS…
Vitter says he and Gleason will will have some significant meetings regarding issues associated with ALS. One of those meetings will be with US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell. The Senator says they will discuss ways to make important equipment much more available for people battling this disease…
Vitter says Gleason’s specialized wheelchair has become his lifeline and more equipment like that needs to be more available for people with ALS. Vitter thinks Gleason is excited about attending tonight, not just for himself, but the spotlight this will shine on the disease…
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A federal trial to determine how much oil giant B-P will be required to pay in penalties for its role in the massive 2010 Gulf oil spill begins today in New Orleans. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute, Eric Smith, says a ruling made last week by U-S District Judge Carl Barbier gave us an indication on how steep the fine could be….
BP faces up to 13-billion dollars in Clean Water Act fines and that’s based on Judge Barbier’s ruling that three-point-one million barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf, when the rig on B-P’s Macondo well exploded. Smith says environmentalists are hoping the fine is that high, because most of the money will go towards Gulf Coast restoration
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BP is expected to argue for a lower penalty than 13-billion dollars. Smith says Judge Barbier will have several factors to consider, which is not surprising considering the complexity of this trial
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Starting today, taxpayers can file their federal and state 2014 returns. Mark Eldredge, with Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, says if you bought health insurance through the federal marketplace, also referred to as Obamacare, there is a special form you’ll have to fill out…
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Eldredge says every taxpayer will be asked to check a box on whether they had health insurance in 2014 and if you did not, you’re subject to a fine that’s laid out in the Affordable Care Act…
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The penalty is based on several factors including what is known as the Modified Adjusted Gross Income. Eldredge says if you purchased health insurance through the federal marketplace, he encourages you to get your returns to a licensed preparer soon, because even tax pros are trying to get up to speed on the new rules
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With election day about nine months away, the four major announced candidates are starting to speak out about why they should be Louisiana’s next governor. During a recent forum in Baton Rouge, Republican Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says there are many major issues facing the state and he has a history of bringing people together to solve problems…
Democratic state representative John Bel Edwards says if elected, he’ll put Louisiana first, something that the current governor is not doing…
Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle says he’s committed to building a better Louisiana, if elected governor…
Republican Senator David Vitter says if he’s elected governor, it will be his last political job, which means his focus will be strictly on the challenges that lie ahead for Louisiana