Despite the state budget crunch, the Legislature approved raising
Louisiana's film tax incentives to 30 percent and making them
permanent. Sherry McConnell with the state Department of Economic
Development says the industry was watching the progress of this
legislation.  Governor Jindal has yet to sign the bill.

Governor Jindal has signed a bill that will require all passengers
in cars and trucks to wear their seat belts--including those in the
back seat. Louisiana State Police lobbied in support of the
legislation. Lieutenant Doug Cain says too many backseat passengers
die because they aren't buckled in.
 

A month into the 2009 hurricane season, more than 2,000 Louisiana
families are still living in FEMA trailers--many of them since after
Hurricane Katrina in 2005. FEMA Gulf Coast coordinator Janet Woodka
says new funds are now available to help solve the housing problems
keeping those families in trailers.
Woodka says the first priority is getting victims of Katrina and
Rita out of the trailers and into permanent housing, then moving on
to those hit by Gustav and Ike.
 

The wife of a  Keithville man found murdered in his home Sunday has been arrested for hiring someone to kill her husband.

State Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham reopens part of the Mississippi River delta in Plaquemines Parish to recreational fishing.

First Lady Supriya Jindal was in Shreveport and Alexandria today to rally support for an effort to assist those affected by the Gulf oil spill crisis.

Here's a look at stories making national news.

A new national poll finds former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is currently the Republican with the chance of defeating President Obama in 2012. 

Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.