Louisiana's state income tax was lowered to three percent at the beginning of the year and House Republicans would like to lower it again. The lower chamber has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to lower the state income tax from 3-percent to 2.75 percent beginning January 1st, 2027. "We know...

Hurricane season begins June 1, but the National Weather Service face serious staffing challenges. Since the start of President Trump's second term, nearly 1000 employees have left, leaving key offices in cities like Lake Charles, Houston, and Tampa understaffed. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim warns that th...

If you use your driver's license as your main form of identification to board a commercial flight, it now has to be REAL ID compliant. But if you haven't gotten your REAL ID yet, there's no need to worry. Matt Boudreaux with the Office of Motor Vehicles says you have alternatives at the TSA checkpoint. "TSA would ...

The House Education Committee advances a resolution asking the SEC not to schedule LSU home football games in September before 6pm. It's being proposed by Harahan Republican John Illg, who noted that last season, they made LSU play a game at 2:30 in the afternoon last September 21st, with a gametime temperature of 90 d...

The House has advanced a bill that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving, except in emergencies. Slidell Republican Brian Glorioso wrote the bill; he says distracted driving is a huge problem in the state, and it's one of the reasons that auto insurance rates in Louisiana are so high. "Between 20...