Some aspects of Louisiana’s newly passed tax reform package will need voter approval on March 29th. Steven Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says citizens will vote on what is essentially a complete rewrite of Article 7, the tax and spending section of the state constitution.

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Procopio says the rewritten article also includes options for local governments.

Monroe-area Congressman Julia Letlow has landed a spot on the Republican’s Steering Committee. Letlow says this powerful committee will have a major say on what the 119^th Congress will look like…

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New Orleans endured a weekend of intense gun violence, with eight shootings in less than 12 hours, leaving three adults and a 3-year-old child dead, and nine others injured. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says group fights on Canal and Bourbon Streets led to three shootings on Saturday night and into early Sunday, wounding six people…

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McNeese Football legend and Hall of Fame Coach Matt Viator is returning to McNeese. Athletic Director Heath Schroyer made the announcement today that the former head football coach will be the next Cowboys coach. Schroyer said he wanted a coach who embraced the expectations and standards of McNeese, and he said, they got the man who set them. Viator’s record at McNeese from 2006 to 2015 was 78 and 33 with two undefeated regular seasons and he was named SLC Coach of the Year in 2006,2007, and 2015 and was inducted into the McNeese Hall of Fame in 2021.

New Orleans endured a weekend of intense gun violence, with eight shootings in less than 12 hours, leaving three adults and a child dead. 3-year-old Rudy Ratliff died from a gunshot wound at a Willow Street home in Central City.  NOPD Sgt. Ron Howard says the child found a gun inside Tatisha Refuge’s home and accidentally killed himself.  Howard says Refuge is facing criminal charges…

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Refuge turned herself into police custody today

There were 18 named storms in the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season that ended Sunday. Louisiana saw damage from two hurricanes, Beryl made landfall in Texas and Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish. LSU Public Health Climatologist, Barry Keim…

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Another Louisiana representative is added to a powerful GOP committee. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Despite three consecutive losing seasons, Louisiana Tech is bringing back football coach Sonny Cumbie for a fourth season. The Bulldogs went 5-and-7 this season and there are Bulldog fans who say athletics director Ryan Ivey kept Cumbie, because the buyout to fire him was too expensive but 97.7 Sports talk host, Sean Fox doesn’t see it that way

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Monroe-area Congresswoman Julia Letlow is added to the powerful House Republican Steering Committee. The committee is tasked with selecting chairs for all standing committees and deciding on the strategy for the Republican caucus. Letlow says she’s looking forward to serving on the committee.

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Letlow says this powerful committee will have a major say in shaping the 119^th Congress

The very active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ended Saturday. LSU Public Health Climatologist, Barry Keim says after a mid-season lull, we saw lot of activity in September and October with Hurricanes Helene and Milton

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Hurricane Francine impacted Southeast Louisiana.

Louisiana Tech football coach Sonny Cumbie will return for a fourth season. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Saints are now 4 and 8 after falling to the Los Angeles Rams yesterday. New Orleans visits the Giants on Sunday without one of their best offensive playmakers. Taysom Hill was carted off the field in the fourth quarter and is out for the rest of the season. Quarterback Derek Carr…

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Another Louisiana representative is added to a powerful GOP committee. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The hurricane season ended over the weekend with 18 named storms. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says after a mid-season lull we saw  lot of activity in September and October with Hurricanes Helene and Milton…        Cut 13 (08) “…and Harvey”

One of the Saints top players is out for the season. Taysom Hill, who plays multiple positions on offense, was carted off the field in the fourth quarter of yesterday’s loss to the Rams and it was confirmed today he tore his A-C-L. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says it’s a big loss…

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The Saints are now 4-and-8 and will visit the Giants on Sunday.

Sonny Cumbie is staying on as the head coach of Louisiana Tech despite a third consecutive losing season with Cumbie at the helm. Tech’s offense held them back in 2024. The Bulldogs ranked 113^th in the country in scoring offense, averaging 22 points per game, while the defense allowed just 20 points a game after a dismal 2023 season. Ruston radio sports talk show host Sean Fox says for Cumbie to keep his job, the offense has to improve…

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New Orleans endured a weekend of intense gun violence, with eight shootings in less than 12 hours, leaving three adults and a 3-year-old child dead, and nine others injured.  One of the victims included a 15-year-old shot on Bourbon Street, and another wounded on Canal Street.  NOPD Captain Lejon Roberts says the two shootings could be related.

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Monroe-area Congresswoman Julia Letlow is added to the powerful House Republican Steering Committee that is tasked with selecting charis for all standing committies and deciding on strategizes for the Republican caucus.  House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise are also on the Republican Steering Committee, giving Louisiana 18-percent of the voting block. Letlow says she can’t wait to get to work for the people of Louisiana in the new Congress.

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Despite three consecutive losing seasons, Louisiana Tech is bringing back football coach Sonny Cumbie for a fourth season. The Bulldogs went 5-and-7 this season, but 97.7 in Ruston Sports Director Sean Fox says an upset win over Western Kentucky and shutout victory over Kennesaw State likely saved Cumbie’s job…

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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, marked by record-breaking activity, not quite aligned with NOAA’s predictions of an above-average season. The forecast anticipated 17–25 named storms, 8–13 hurricanes, and 4–7 major hurricanes, driven by record-warm sea surface temperatures and a La Niña atmosphere, according to LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim.

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New Orleans endured a weekend of intense gun violence, with eight shootings in less than 12 hours, leaving three adults and a 3-year-old child dead, and nine others injured. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says group fights on Canal and Bourbon Streets led to three shootings on Saturday night and into early Sunday, wounding six people…

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Monroe-area Congressman Julia Letlow has landed a spot on the Republican’s Steering Committee. Letlow says this powerful committee will have a major say on what the 119^th Congress will look like…

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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise are also on the Republican Steering Committee, giving Louisiana 18-percent of the voting block.

The Saints have lost one of their best offensive playmakers for the season. Taysom Hill, who was carted off the field in the fourth quarter in yesterday’s 21-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, will need surgery to repair a torn ACL. Quarterback Derek Carr says Hill has the utmost respect of the players on the Saints and across the NFL…

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The Saints are 4-and-8 and will visit the Giants on Sunday.

Louisiana Tech football coach Sonny Cumbie will return for a fourth season, despite a third consecutive losing season in Ruston. There are Bulldog fans who say athletics director Ryan Ivey kept Cumbie, because the buyout to fire him was too expensive. But sports talk show host Sean Fox doesn’t see it that way

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This week, Governor Jeff Landry could sign the tax reform legislation approved in the recently completed legislative session. Landry lauds the tax reform package as a tax cut for Louisiana residents, but Representative New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry says a reduction to personal income taxes, combined with a higher sales tax, is a wash for most taxpayers …

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In order to pay for the cut to income taxes, legislators raised the state sales tax to five-percent, giving Louisiana the highest or one of the highest sales tax rates in the country. But Senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, Manish Batt says legislators can do more reform to the soften the higher sales tax hit…

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Louisiana ranks among the worst in the nation for lung cancer survival, with a survival rate of 23-percent, significantly below the national average of 28-percent. American Lung Association Director of Advocacy Eric Weinzettle says targeted actions are taking place to increase the survival rate and that includes lung cancer screening…

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The LSU football team defeated Oklahoma 37-17 in the regular season finale on Saturday. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier came back from an in-game injury to his shoulder to throw for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Nussmeier says he was determined to finish the game…

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