The Louisiana Film and Entertainment Association says they will no longer pursue a lawsuit against the legislation that capped the film tax credit program at 180-million dollars. LFEA president Will French says they are pleased with how the Jindal administration is interpreting the new law, but changes still need to be made and they hope to fix those glitches when a new governor is sworn in…
cut 8 (10) “….endorse it”

State Police has issued a traffic advisory for those motorists who plan on traveling on I-10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette this weekend. Trooper Bryan Lee says there will be lane closures for road work just west of the Mississippi River bridge….
cut 10 (07) “….Baton Rouge”

LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine meets with high school referees tomorrow in the hopes he can prevent a work stoppage by officials. Bonine says student-athletes shouldn’t have to worry about whether they’ll play games this year…
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Referees say they’ve only received two pay raises in the last 25 years, but a report by the Baton Rouge Advocate found that football officials have seen five different pay increases since the 1990-91 school year.

A 12-year-old and two teenagers in Lafourche Parish have been charged with criminal mischief for lying about a kidnapping. Sheriff deputies say the three claimed that 21-year-old Kaleb Bruce grabbed the 12-year-old off the street and put a duffel bag over his face. The 12-year-old was able to escape and Bruce was arrested. But the three individuals eventually changed their story and were taken into custody, while Bruce was released after spending several days in jail.