The State Fair of Louisiana opens today in Shreveport. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The City of New Orleans wasn’t the only part of Louisiana to benefit from Taylor Swift’s visit. She left a generous donation to The Second Harvest Food Bank. Colleen Crain reports…
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A special session on tax reform begins a week from today and lawmakers are doing their homework now, knowing that changing tax policy is complicated. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The State Fair of Louisiana opens today in Shreveport. Marketing Manager Russell Adams says the fair has a new operator this year – Talley Amusements out of Fort Worth, Texas.
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Adams says the State Fair will once again have the full complement of deep-fried, artery-clogging fair food.
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The fair will feature lots of live music, a livestock show and the LRCA Finals Rodeo.
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The State Fair runs through November 17th and is closed November 4th, 11th and 12th.
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The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a 500-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver who threw three German Shepherd puppies out of the window in Avoyelles Parish, killing them. HSLA Director Jeff Dorson says a driver observed what he thought was trash being thrown from the pickup truck on Highway 1185 between Mansula and Morauville, but it turned out to be something else entirely.
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Those two puppies ended up dying of their injuries at a veterinarian’s office. Dorson says there were many options available to that pickup truck driver for those puppies rather than killing them.
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Dorson says this underscores the importance of spaying or neutering your pets.
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If you have any information, call the Humane Society of Louisiana.
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The impact of Taylor Swift’s visit to New Orleans goes beyond her record-breaking Eras Tour. She made a generous donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank that will make 75,000 meals possible for South Louisiana families in need. Chief Strategy Officer, John Sillars…
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Swift recently made significant donations to areas impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Sillars says, Swift’s gift goes beyond monetary value, it brings attention to a serious issue in Louisiana…
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More Louisiana children and seniors experience food insecurity than those in any other state. Sillars says Second Harvest Food Bank provides nutritious food to families in 23 parishes by distributing it to community food pantries…
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Families in need can reach out to their local food pantry. Information for those in need and for anyone wishing to donate or volunteer can be found at “No Dash Hunger Dot Org.”
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A week from today state lawmakers will begin a tax reform special session. The Landry Administration is seeking to reduce corporate and income rates, while broadening the services subject to sales taxes. The governor says the plan will produce more jobs and put more money in the pockets of workers, but Senate President Cameron Henry says there are a lot of questions…
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The special session must end by Monday, November 25th. Henry says the nearly three week long special session might not be enough time as legislators have a lot to consider…
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The Louisiana Senate did not go along with all of Landry’s proposals in the special sessions and the regular session that took place earlier this year. But Henry says the Louisiana Senate is eager to deliver meaningful tax reform…
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After a tough loss to Texas A&M in College Station, the LSU Tigers have two weeks to prepare for their game against Alabama. After practice yesterday, Head Coach Brian Kelly talked about the team’s lack of running game against the Aggies.
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Another thing that Kelly talked to his team about at practice today is the importance of playing a full 60-minute game, saying the A&M game only got out of hand late.
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Of course, LSU’s passing game wasn’t up to snuff either, with Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier throwing three interceptions, including late in the game when they needed scoring drives to have a chance to win. Kelly says Nussmeier’s confidence is not cracked, nor can it be.
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Nussmeier, the running game and the kicking game, which missed three field goal attempts last week, will have a week and a half to right the ship before facing the Alabama Crimson Tide at Death Valley. Kickoff next Saturday is at 6:30 p.m.