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Official: Solar energy tax credit needs limits

October 23, 2012 8:29 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Public Service Commissioner Clyde Holloway and the renewable energies industry faced off before legislators on the merits of a solar energy tax credit. On Monday, Holloway warned members of the Revenue Study Commission that the tax credit could become a state budget buster unless limitations... more »
Trawling Limits Set in Mississippi Sound

June 21, 2010 10:45 PM

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has ordered the immediate reduction of maximum trawling times for shrimping vessels using skimmer trawls to 30 minutes. Officials say the tow time reduction from 55 minutes to 30 minutes for skimmer trawls was ordered because of reports of high... more »
House Floor Debate On Term Limits

April 7, 2010 12:10 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A bill that would place term limits on Louisiana's statewide elected officials is headed to the House floor for debate. The proposal by Rep. Simone Champagne, a Democrat from Jeanerette, would limit the time in office of the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general,... more »