A special session on tax reform is set for November 6th but there is more on the agenda than just tax reform.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Small business groups say there are pluses and minuses to the plan. NFIB State Director Leah Long says it will require a lot more administrative work by small business owners.

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A former state trooper reaches a plea deal in connection with the death of Ronald Greene. Kory York was originally charged with one count of negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance.

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York’s attorney, Mike Small, says York was given a six-month suspended sentence and a one-thousand-dollar fine.

The former director of the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has died. Dick Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) passed away over the weekend. Tom Hoefer (HAY-fur) with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says Gremillion was with the parish for 31 years, the last 28 of which as OHSEP director.

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Hoefer said while Gremillion had health issues, his passing on Saturday was unexpected.

Calcasieu Parish officials are discussing how they will honor their former director of the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Dick Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) passed away Saturday. Tom Hoefer (HAY-fur) with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says Gremillion had health issues, but his passing was unexpected.

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Gremillion served the parish for 31 years, the last 28 as OHSEP director.

Work is underway on the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project in Lake Charles. Senior Project Manager Micki Meier says this will bring protection from flooding to homes and businesses in Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermillion parishes.

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Governor Jeff Landry has officially called for a special legislative session to begin next Wednesday. LaPolitics.com Editor Jeremy Alford…

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A small business group says Landry’s tax reform plan has pluses and minuses. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A special session on tax reform is set for November 6^th but there is more on the agenda than just tax reform.  Sean Richardson has more.

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A small business group says Governor Landry’s tax reform plan has pluses and minuses. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Governor Jeff Landry has officially called for a special legislative session, set to start on November 6, the day after the presidential election. LaPolitics.com Editor Jeremy Alford says this session will focus on a proposed tax overhaul to reduce income tax rates while expanding the state’s sales tax structure.

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In addition to tax reforms, Landry’s agenda includes significant changes to the judicial system, juvenile court procedures, vocational education, and property insurance. Alford says by including these additional issues, Landry hopes to secure broader legislation.

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These reforms, Landry argues, would make Louisiana more competitive with states like Florida and Texas, which do not impose income taxes. Alford says any proposed changes passed by the Republican-controlled legislature would require voter approval in March 2025 for a rewrite of Article 7 of the state constitution…

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This session marks Louisiana’s third special legislative session of the year.

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Small business groups say there are pluses and minuses for small business owners to Governor Landry’s tax reform plan. Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, says on the plus side, the proposed reduction in income taxes will ultimately mean more money that the small business owners will get to keep.

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Long says the state needs to lower income tax rates to remain competitive with neighboring states.

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On the flip side of the coin, Landry’s tax plan will mean additional services, including those performed by small business, would be subject to sales tax. Long says that will require a lot more administrative work by the business owners.

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So all that said, Long says if those businesses do indeed become subject to sales tax, she hopes the state will do everything it can to educate those owners on how to do it.

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The former director of the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has died. Dick Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) passed away over the weekend. Tom Hoefer (HAY-fur) with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says Gremillion was with the parish for 31 years, the last 28 of which as OHSEP director.

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Hoefer says when Gremillion said to evacuate, you did exactly what he said.

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Hoefer said while Gremillion had health issues, his passing on Saturday was unexpected.

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Hoefer says Calcasieu Parish officials are currently discussing how to honor Gremillion.

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A former state trooper reaches a plea deal in connection with the death of Ronald Greene. Kory York was originally charged with one count of negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance. His attorney is Mike Small.

Cut 12 (10) “…of simple battery.”

Small says York pleaded no contest so that it couldn’t be used against him in his civil case, which is still pending and which Small is not involved in. In his criminal case, York was handed his sentence following his no contest plea.

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York will also serve one year probation, and he will have to perform 160 hours of community service. If he violates his probation, he will be required to serve his prison sentence. Small says while he was confident that he could have gotten an acquittal on all charges, his client did not want to take any chances.

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Prosecutors had previously dropped the most serious charge of negligent homicide.

In a plea deal, former state trooper Kory York has pleaded no contest to 8 counts of simple battery in the death of Ronald Greene. Kory York was originally charged with one count of negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance. His attorney Mike Small says while he was confident that he could have gotten an acquittal on all charges, his client did not want to take any chances.

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York was sentenced to one year probation, a one thousand dollar fine, and 160 hours of community service.

Work is underway on the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project in Lake Charles. The goal is to protect homes and businesses from flooding in Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermillion parishes. Senior Project Manager Micki Meier says part of the project involves building levies around certain properties.

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The third special legislative session of the year is set to begin next Wednesday. In addition to tax reforms, Governor Landry’s agenda includes significant changes to the judicial system, juvenile court procedures, vocational education, and property insurance. La Politics dot com editor, Jeremy Alford says by including these additional issues, Landry hopes to secure broader legislation.

Cut 4 (13) “…not related to taxes.”

Small business groups say there are pluses and minuses for small business owners to Governor Landry’s tax reform plan. Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, says on the plus side, the proposed reduction in income taxes will ultimately mean more money than the small business owners will get to keep.

Cut 6 (10) “…these business owners.”

The former director of the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Dick Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) passed away over the weekend. Tom Hoefer (HAY-fur) with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says Gremillion will be missed.

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Calcasieu Parish officials are discussing how they will honor Gremillion.

A former state trooper reaches a plea deal in connection with the death of Ronald Greene. Kory York’s attorney Mike Small says York pled to 8 counts of simple battery and was handed his sentence following his no contest plea.

Cut 13 (09) “…one-thousand dollars.” 

Small says while he was confident that he could have gotten an acquittal on all charges, but his client did not want to take any chances.

A special session on tax reform is set for November 6^th but there is more on the agenda than just tax reform.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, says

The state needs to lower income tax rates to remain competitive with neighboring states.

Cut 7 (07) “…to do that.”

A former state trooper reaches a plea deal in connection with the death of Ronald Greene. Kory York was originally charged with one count of negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance. His attorney is Mike Small.

Cut 12 (10) “…of simple battery.”

Small says York pleaded no contest so that it couldn’t be used against him in his civil case, which is still pending and which Small is not involved in

Calcasieu Parish officials are discussing how they will honor their former director of the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Dick Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) who passed away over the weekend. Tom Hoefer (HAY-fur) with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says Gremillion had health issues but his passing on Saturday was unexpected.

Cut 11 (06) “…away so quickly.”

Gremillion served the parish for 31 years, the last 28 as OHSEP director.

Governor Landry has officially called for Louisiana’s third special legislative session of the year. The session on tax reform and other issues will begin next Wednesday and Landry says the proposed reforms would make Louisiana more competitive with states like Florida and Texas, which do not impose income taxes. Editor of La Politics dot com, Jeremy Alford says any proposed changes passed by the legislature would change article 7 of the state’s constitution and require voter approval.

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Some say the tax reform plan has pluses and minuses. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A former state trooper reaches a plea deal in connection with the death of Ronald Greene. Kory York pleaded no contest to eight misdemeanor counts of civil battery in Union Parish this morning. He was given a six-month suspended sentence, a one-thousand-dollar fine and one year probation, and he will have to perform 160 hours of community service. If he violates his probation, he will be required to serve his prison sentence. York was originally charged with one count of negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance. Prosecutors had previously dropped the most serious charge of negligent homicide.

The former director of the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has died. Dick Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) passed away over the weekend. Tom Hoefer (HAY-fur) with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says Gremillion was with the parish for 31 years, the last 28 of which as OHSEP director.

Cut 9 (12)  “…been here for.”

Governor Jeff Landry has officially called for a special legislative session, set to start on November 6, the day after the presidential election. LaPolitics.com Editor Jeremy Alford says this session will focus on a proposed tax overhaul to reduce income tax rates while expanding the state’s sales tax structure.

Cut 3 (12) “…state sales tax structure.”

U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson believes we’ll see a Red Wave on election day with Donald Trump winning the White House and Republicans growing their majority in the House and taking control of the Senate. Johnson expressed this confidence after early voting in Bossier Parish.

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Johnson believes he’ll be re-elected as House Speaker if Republicans retain control of the U.S. House.

The day after election day, Louisiana lawmakers will convene in Baton Rouge for the start of a special session on tax reform. Governor Landry proclaimed that the session will start November 6th and must end by November 25th. Tax reform won’t be the only item on the agenda – lawmakers will also consider changes to property insurance, juvenile procedures, the judicial branch and other items.

It was a losing weekend for LSU and the Saints. LSU lost to Texas A&M 38-23, while the Saints lost to the Chargers, 26-8.

Halloween is Thursday and if you haven’t gotten your costume picked out yet then you better get a move on.  Sean Richardson has the trick and treat…

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St. Martinville’s homecoming football game Friday night was ruined by a deadly shooting prior to kickoff. One person was killed in the shooting, which resulted in the cancellation of the game between St. Martinville and Erath. 22-year-old Zackyric Gadner was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder. He’s in the St. Martin Parish jail, with bond set at 10 million dollars. At this time, it’s still unclear what led up to the deadly shooting.