Louisiana House approves bill to halt Countdown offtrack betting
The Louisiana House approved Bill 6 by Rep. Frank Simoneaux 56 to 23 to outlaw Countdown operations that take bets for customers and place them at racetracks. Supporters argue the 1940 law requires bettors to be physically at the track, while opponents say the bill targets a single firm and could harm users. The measure seeks a fiscal note on policing costs for the State Racing Commission.
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Marsha Shuler
News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Belef
Louisiana House Sunday
Frank Simoneanu
Simoneaux
Tony Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
House
State Racing Commission
Louisiana House Eyes Public Official Income Disclosure
The Louisiana House moved to consider a controversial public income disclosure bill. House Bill 1295 would require officials earning over 25000 to reveal sources of private income and gifts above 500, plus any government contracts over 250 to entities in which the official holds at least 10 percent. The measure aims to curb conflicts of interest and is slated for debate amid ongoing budget discussions and unfinished business.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Alexandria
Ned Randolph
Randolph
Blaze Damages Residence In Monroe Fire
Monroe firemen reported a resident escaped injury when a gasoline container ignited sparking an explosion and fire that heavily damaged a residence at 3910 Deborah Drive. Three units dispatched at 4 30 p m to the home of John L Luffey a local CPA. Luffey's son Gary was inside a storage room pouring gasoline when a pilot light ignited the fumes.
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Monroe
John L. Luffey
Deborah Drive
Luffey
Gary
Louisiana House Approves Teacher Training Bill
Louisiana House passed with a 90 to 0 vote a bill by Rep. Jimmy Long requiring public school teachers to complete two days of in service training within their 180 day contract to receive a $500 yearly pay raise. Local districts design programs and submit them for approval by Oct 1. The bill moves to the Senate for consideration.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Jimmy Long
Natchitoches
State Department of Education
Luffey
Vear
Lane
House
Senate
Hornbeck
Bryan Poston
Vivian
Don Williamson
Budget Bill Adds Funds for Wildlife Refuges and Southern U Projects
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $120 million capital budget with $3 million for the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to acquire lands for game refuges from the Marsh Island Fund. Southern University in Baton Rouge gains a $1.4 million Law School addition and a $1.8 million dining hall, plus $1.6 million for utilities and student center renovations at its New Orleans campus to support ABA accreditation.
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Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Southern University
WL & F Commission
Marsh Island Fund
SU Baton Rouge Law School
American Bar Association
Shreveport
Alphonse Jackson
ABA
State University
Southern
New Orleans
Honor Roll Student Achieves 4.0 at University of Old Miss
Robert Ward Jr. of Monroe earned a perfect 4.0 in 20 credit hours to join the Honor Roll in the Scholars Section for the spring semester at the University of Old Miss. He is a Ouachita Parish High School graduate and resides on Paige Drive.
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Robert Ward Jr
Paige Dr
Monroe
University of Old Miss
Ward
Ouachita Parish
Monroe to Receive Bicentennial Funds for Ft Miro Plans
City planner Ron Marionneaux said Monroe will gain about 7 655 dollars in Bicentennial funds matched by the city to support Fort Miro restoration and early settlement research. Funds will finance Spain records microfilming and English translations led by Dr. Russ Williams of Northeast Louisiana University along with design estimates for reconstruction and riverfront redevelopment. The U S Corps of Engineers may join, and funding decisions touch on university electrical upgrades and other state projects.
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Monroe
Ron 1
Marionneaux
Mac Ward
Ft. Miro
Spain
Russ Williams
Northeast Louisiana University
Fort Miro
River Front
South Grand
Grammont
I-20
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Wall
General Fund
State Board of Regents For Higher Education
NLU
Senate
University of Southwest Louisiana At
Lafaycette
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jefferson Davis Parish
Shreveport Downtown Development District Approved
The Louisiana House approved a bill creating a downtown development district in Shreveport bounded by Gross Bayou Cotton Street Common Street and the Red River. The Downtown Development Authority would oversee projects and could seek bonds or a special ad valorem tax not to exceed ten million dollars.
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John Hill
First Judicial District Court
Caddo Parish
Jackson B. Davis
Shrewport
West Monroe
Shady Wall
Greater Ouachita Port Commission
Eddie Cox
Colorizer Art Center
Kilpatrick’s
Calico
Central American Life Insurance Company
Kilpatrick's Calico
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes
Ruston
Bernice
Farmerville
Rayville
Brown Funeral Service
Golden Funeral Home
Bastrop
Central American Life Insurance Co
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