If your children are wanting to make sure Christmas gifts get to your loved ones and on time, Matt Doyle says make sure they are properly addressed and packaged.
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Governor Edwards gave an update today on the state’s looming $1 billion dollar fiscal cliff, and outlined his proposals. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Time is running out to make sure your Christmas packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service get there on time. Some 15 billion pieces will be sent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. U.S. Postal Service spokesperson Twana Barber says this week is the busiest for them…
The postal service will have their hands full literally today. Barber says December 18th is the busiest day they see during the holiday season…
First class mail needs to be sent by tomorrow, Priority Mail by Wednesday and Priority Express by Friday. Barber says they are seeing about a ten percent increase in the volume of mail being sent this year…
Three-billion greeting cards are also expected to be sent over the entire holiday period.
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Hammond Representative Chris Broadwater announced his resignation earlier today after six years in the state house. He says he’s looking forward to spending more time with his family.
Broadwater says the decision was not influenced by any budding scandals, and that he felt the time was right for him to leave the legislature.
Broadwater, a republican, says hes proud of his bipartisan reputation.
His resignation means a special election will be due for district 86, which includes most of Hammond and parts of Tangipahoa parish.
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A 2.8 billion dollar deal was sealed today, and that means new ownership at some of the state’s most prominent casinos. Penn National Gaming purchased Pinnacle Entertainment, which operates the L’auberge in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, and Boomtown in New Orleans and Bossier City. Wade Duty of the Casino Association of Louisiana says the buyout will not lead to big changes for players.
Duty says the four Louisiana casinos involved in the sale are just part of the transactions that occur between large casino companies.
Duty says he does not anticipate Penn National Gaming expanding their new properties in Louisiana.
Penn will now operate 41 properties across several states.
Governor John Bel Edwards outlined his proposals for closing a $1 billion dollar budget gap, also known as the fiscal cliff. The governor proposes higher sales taxes on utilities that businesses pay, new sales taxes on various services like cable TV and changes to individual income tax brackets. He does not support the renewal of a one-cent temporary sales tax that will expire on June 30th…:
The governor says he plans to unveil a budget proposal on January 19th, but it will include $1 billion in cuts to fill the gap, since no decision on tax reform will be made until an anticipated February special session. He says nobody will like the reductions they see…:
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About a billion dollars in temporary taxes will fall off the books June 30th, which is causing the fiscal cliff. Edwards says next month they will also present a separate document that will outline how government could be funded if legislators agree on how to close the gap. He says he will not call a special session in February, if lawmakers are unwilling to work towards a solution..