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Monday, September 06, 2010
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State Tax on Tobacco Possible Legislation
Anti-tobacco lobbies want to see Louisiana add a one dollar-per-pack tax to cigarettes in the coming legislative session. Andrew Muhl, with the American Cancer Society says the added expense will deter
young cigarette smokers from buying. He says the state could also use the extra revenue. The governor has said he'll support no new taxes or tax increases.
Monday, March 09, 2009 8:24 PM
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Too Many Universities, Colleges and Tech Colleges?
Does Louisiana have too many state universities? House Speaker Jim Tucker says he's filed legislation that would examine that question. With colleges statewide facing 15-percent cuts in state funding, Tucker wonders if the state is spreading itself too thin, with the shear number of universities, colleges & tech schools.
Higher Education Commissioner Sally Clausen says she has no problem with Tucker's bill, which would commission a panel of experts to study the issue; many of them from outside Louisiana. Tucker says now is the time to examine this issue as future budget cuts are possible.
Monday, March 09, 2009 8:22 PM
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Description of Capital One Bank Robber
Lafayete Police are looking for a man who took off with an undisclosed amount of cash from Capital One Bank's Kaliste Saloom Rd. branch. Cpl. Paul Mouton says the man could be driving a GM model car - possibly a Ponitiac - painted gold with custom rims. Mouton says the robber is a 30-40-year-old black man, wearing a white shirit and prescription glasses during the robbery. Around 10:20 this morning, the man passed a note to a teller demanding cash.
Monday, March 09, 2009 12:43 PM
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Police Identify Motorcyclist In Fatal Crash
(Lafayette, LA) -- Lafayette police have identified the motorcyclist who died late Thursday night in a fatal crash on Southeast Evangeline Thruway. Authorities say 61-year-old Jimmy Rogers of Arnaudville [[ARNO-vill]] was traveling north near the Lafayette Regional Airport when a southbound van made a left turn into Rogers' path. Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the van was hospitalized for minor to moderate injuries. No citations have been issued.
Monday, March 09, 2009 7:56 AM
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Council To Discuss Staffing For Fire Department
(Lafayette, LA) -- The Lafayette Fire Department will be part of the agenda during Tuesday night's meeting of the Lafayette City-Parish Council. Council member Jay Castille says he'd like to see more firefighters, higher salaries and more fire stations for the department. Castille says the department recently received a rating of "two" by the Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments on criteria such as number of employees and types of equipment on hand. The councilman says the department came close to dropping to lower rating of "three" because the level of pay is making it difficult to retain firefighters.
Monday, March 09, 2009 7:55 AM
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