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Louisiana committee approves bill to create single tax collector

(The Center Square) – A Louisiana House committee advanced a possible constitutional amendment Tuesday to create a single statewide entity to collect sales taxes.

LA Guard participates in annual disaster response training

Controversial teacher merit pay program goes unfunded amid pandemic

With less than a week before Gov.

Early voting continues this week

In-person early voting for the April 24, Municipal General Election for judge of the Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit continues this week in Madison Parish.

SALTER: Amazon in Alabama: Organized labor’s racial narrative soundly rejected yet again

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

The Louisiana National Guard, participating in the annual Disaster Response Exercise (DRX), train during a simulated category four hurricane event to test and stress the decision-making process and measure battle readiness in the event of a real-world natural disaster at the Joint Operations Center at Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana, April 8, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thea James)

Biology teacher Chiquita Gaylor and students practice social distancing in the classroom at Jefferson County High School in Fayette. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Louisiana state Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia Melinda Deslatte / AP

Louisiana Legislature's tax overhaul hits early session speed bump
By David Jacobs | The Center Square, Reads
(The Center Square) – A day after two major
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Biology teacher Chiquita Gaylor and students practice social distancing in the classroom at Jefferson County High School in Fayette. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Controversial teacher merit pay program goes unfunded amid pandemic
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, Reads
With less than a week before Gov. Tate Reeves must approve the education budget passed by lawmakers this year, a merit pay program he supports was not funded this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unidentified pedestrian killed in Ouachita Parish crash
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Monroe
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The Mississippi State Supreme Court heard oral arguments as it ponders the fate of the state's medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process as a whole.

Decision in medical marijuana case could be coming shortly
By Steve Wilson, Reads
The Mississippi Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the state’s medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process after a busy day of oral arguments Wednesday.

Decisions are issued by the court every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Chief Justice Michael Randolph promised a quick decision in the case.
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Louisiana committee approves bill to create single tax collector
By David Jacobs | The Center Square, Reads
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana House committee advanced a possible constitutional amendment Tuesday to create a single statewide entity to collect sales taxes.
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Gas news, prices for the week of April 12, 2021
By Staff Reports, Reads
(April 12, 2021) - Louisiana gas prices have fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging
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Libraries are still relevant in our lives
By Blake Bell, Reads
In case you missed it, last week (April 4-10) was National Library Week.
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The Madison Parish Courthouse is located at 100 N. Cedar St. in Tallulah.

Early voting continues this week
By Staff Reports, Reads
In-person early voting for the April 24, Municipal General Election for judge of the Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit continues this week in Madison Parish.

Parish residents voting early will choose between current District Court Judge Marcus L. Hunter (D) and J. Garland Smith (D), a former city court judge in Monroe.
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3 nabbed on drug charges
By Blake Bell, Reads
Three men are behind bars in Madison Parish this week after a joint effort between Louisiana State Police and Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies re
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