The US House has passed a bill that seeks to block President Obama’s proposed $10.25 tax on every barrel of oil. Halen Doughty has more…
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A Transportation Infrastructure Investment task force has been established by the governor to identify priority projects throughout the state. Halen Doughty has more…
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The LSU baseball season is over as Coastal Carolina completes a two-game sweep of the Tigers by beating the Bayou Bengals 4-to-3. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A recent independent poll of 800 voters shows Republican Scott Angelle is leading in the 3rd Congressional District race as 39% of the respondents support the Public Service Commissioner. The Traflagar Group poll has Clay Higgins, who recently joined the race, at 18%. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross the poll shows 24% are undecided.
Cross says name recognition will be a factor in the election, which is good for Higgins, who achieved internet fame for his viral Crime Stoppers videos.
Cross says Angelle and Higgins are both Republicans, and both of them have a good chance of pulling some Democratic votes as well.
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Retired Army Lt. Col. Greg Ellison is polling at 8-percent, while former state representative Brett Geymann is at 5-percent, while all other announced candidates are at three-percent or less.
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The US House has approved a bill that seeks to block President Obama’s proposed $10.25 tax on every barrel of oil. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Chairman Brian Hanks is pleased with the House’s action, because any additional burden would be a devastating blow to an already struggling industry.
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Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany says the proposed tax would drive up the price of gas by as much as 25-cents a gallon. A study by the Tax Foundation also found it would cost 137-thousand American jobs. Boustany’s office says Louisiana already lost over 11-thousand jobs in this industry last year. Hanks says we can’t afford to see any more job loss in this sector.
The proposed tax is an effort to pay for green initiatives and alternative energy research. Hanks calls it another attack on the oil industry by the Obama Administration.
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Hanks is hopeful the Senate approves a similar piece of legislation.
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A Transportation Infrastructure Investment task force has been formed by the governor to identify priority projects throughout the state. State Department of Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the average driver pays about $108 a year in gas taxes to Louisiana, and they want to make sure those dollars go towards repairing roads, bridges and ports.
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Wilson says they are looking at all of their options to fund the much needed infrastructure projects.
Wilson says they will spend the next six months touring the state and getting ideas for funding infrastructure. He says they’ve already completed the statewide transportation plan and the highway priority program, so they know what projects need to be completed.
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Legislators return to the State Capitol today as they look to solve the state’s budget issues. Governor John Bel Edwards has asked legislators to raise revenues by 600-million dollars in this special session to avoid cuts to health care, higher education, public schools and TOPS. But so far the House has only agreed to 220-million dollars in tax increases. Democratic New Orleans Representative Walt Leger…
The governor’s chief of staff, Ben Nevers, says if the legislature only approves 223-million dollars in new taxes in this session, it could lead to hospitals closing and TOPS funding cut in half. Leger says they are not trying to expand government in this session…
So far many republicans are taking a strong stance against additional taxes and GOP legislators believe money can be freed up for health care, universities and TOPS by cutting out the waste in state government. Republican Kenner Representative Julie Stokes hopes a compromise can be reached…
Many republicans say taxes have been raised enough and Stokes says she would like to see long-term tax reform as part of the fix to the state’s budget problems…
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For the third time in five seasons, LSU baseball has seen its season come to an end on its home field. Coastal Carolina’s Michael Paez’s single into left field scored the game winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning handing the Tigers a tough four to three defeat. Coach Paul Mainieri’s team finishes with a record of 45-and-21…
LSU had plenty of chances to win this game and force a deciding game three in the Super Regional series. But the Tigers left eight runners on base in the final three innings and 12 for the game. Mainieri says clutch hitting is a big part of the game…
Center fielder Jake Fraley says give credit to Coastal Carolina’s pitchers, they made some big pitches at critical times…
A majority of this team will return next season. Mainieri says it will take a lot of work in the offseason for this team to get back in this position again…