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AG says criminal justice reform isn’t working; Kennedy praises Calcasieu for oil and gas industry While Louisiana’s congressmen ... Read more
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Senate OKs moves for riverboat casinos
Casino stock imageMetro Creative Connection <p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — Legislation to allow the state’s 15 riverboat casinos to ... Read more
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Louisiana Senate approves bill allowing for college raffles
BATON ROUGE — The state Senate Wednesday approved a bill giving public higher education institutions the right to ... Read more
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Tax incentive rebate programs bill would raise $96.5M over four years
BATON ROUGE — A bill that would raise $96.5 million over a four-year period was approved 22-11 here ... Read more
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SW La. senators vote against age requirement for assault weapons
Assault Weapons {{tncms-inline alignment=”left” content=”<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, was sponsor of Senate Bill 274, the ... Read more
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Industrial tax exemption bill hits dead end in Senate
Legislation would have allowed credit for early tax payments BATON ROUGE — A 6-1 Senate committee vote here ... Read more