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Louisiana's film tax credit program could last until 2035
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Mon,05/01/23-6:48PM , 98 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, dubbed by some as “Hollywood South,” lawmakers advanced a bill that would extend a motion picture tax credit program, which attracts movie producers and film companies to the state, by another decade.
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The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. As several reliably red states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednesday, April 26. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Louisiana 'Don't Say Gay' bill advances out of committee
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Wed,04/26/23-6:43PM , 58 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As several conservative states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednesday.
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Louisiana lawmakers advance increased criminal penalty bills
By SARA CLINE - The Associated Press
Tue,04/25/23-6:38PM , 95 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, a state that routinely reports one of the highest incarceration rates per-capita in the country, the Republican-controlled legislature is making a push to increase punishments for certain crimes.
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Marijuana plants grow at GB Sciences Louisiana on Aug. 6, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. A proposed bill to legalize marijuana in Louisiana was short-lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday, April 25, 2023, before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Louisiana GOP lawmakers kill bill to decriminalize marijuana
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Tue,04/25/23-4:59PM , 83 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short-lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session.
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