Louisiana is among more than a dozen states suing TikTok. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Governor Jeff Landry would like to eliminate the state income tax, but that means higher state sales taxes. Sean Richardson has the story…
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Saints Coach Dennis Allen drops a bombshell during his news conference yesterday. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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You can add Louisiana to the list of states suing TikTok. In separate lawsuits, more than a dozen states and the District of Columbia are accusing the app of deceiving the public about the dangers of using it. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says TikTok is intentionally peddling adult content to kids.
Murrill says the lawsuit is not about the content itself – it’s about TikTok’s intentional lack of action to prevent that material from being accessible by kids.
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And Murrill claims in her lawsuit that this is being done on purpose.
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Along with forced changes to the algorithms, Murrill is seeking fines, penalties and other costs in her suit. This is not a partisan issue; these lawsuits have been filed by both Republican and Democratic attorneys general. New York and California are leading the coordinated effort. TikTok has strongly denied the allegations.
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Governor Landry says his tax reform plan would result in every working man and woman in the state having more money in their pocket. One of the key parts of the plan is to lower the state income tax for many, but taxing services that are currently not taxed, like car washes. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson explains why this would mean a tax break for most
That was Nelson speaking to the House Ways and Means Committee, which will consider all tax changes during a proposed special session in November. Nelson believes most Louisiana residents would like to pay lower income taxes, even though the state already has one of the highest sales tax rates in the country…
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There are concerns the governor’s tax plan will lead to budget cuts, because less tax revenue will be collected. But the governor says his tax reform proposal will grow the state’s economy…
Landry told WWL radio in New Orleans that his tax plan also calls for permanent teacher pay raises, instead of an annual stipend payment that needs approval from legislators every year…
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The United Cajun Navy is in Florida ready to help in the recovery following the devastation of Hurricane Milton. Brian Trascher with the United Cajun Navy says they sent three advance teams to Florida.
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All three of those locations are well above Milton’s track, which took the storm through the Tampa area across the peninsula, maintaining hurricane strength all the while. Trascher says its storm chasers encountered some surreal sights even before Milton made landfall.
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Trascher says the teams will remain in Florida as long as necessary.
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A huge announcement from Saints Coach Dennis Allen, as he has named rookie Spencer Rattler the starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers. Allen says a lot of thought went into this decision.
Jake Haener had entered the season as the number-two quarterback, and he went into the game Monday night after Derek Carr went down with his oblique injury. Allen says the number-two role was fluid from the get-go.
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Rattler will try to lead the Saints to their first win since week two; kickoff Sunday is at noon.
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13th ranked LSU continues to prepare for its game against ninth ranked Ole Miss on Saturday night. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier on what he’s seeing from this Rebels defense…
It should be an electric atmosphere for this SEC showdown and LSU linebacker Greg Penn can’t wait…
LSU gave up a school record 706 yards of offense in its last meeting against Ole Miss. The Tigers missed 34 tackles that day. Penn says they’ve been working on the fundamentals that leads to sure tackling…
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Louisiana Tech takes on Middle Tennessee tonight in a matchup of Conference USA teams who lost their league openers. Bulldogs coach Sonny Cumbie is giving Evan Bullock a second consecutive start at quarterback after he performed well in the loss to FIU…
Tech’s offense has struggled this season as they’re averaging just 19 points per game. Cumbie has relinquished play calling duties and co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Nathan Young will call plays tonight…