WEST MONROE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - The West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has decided to endorse two issues on the on the Nov. 6th election.
The Board is endorsing, in the individual parishes, the right of voters to decide for their own particular school district whether they want school board members to have term limits. If approved by voters, term limits would be enacted for School Board members for three consecutive terms – a maximum of 12 years. The current term would not be included in the three-term limit and would begin with the next School Board election. If approved, the term limits would align local school board members with the term limits of BESE and the Louisiana Legislature.
Amendment No. 8 is the Competitive Projects Tax Exemption Program. The Property Tax Exemption for Competitive Projects would enable Louisiana Economic Development or local governmental entities to extend a 10-year property tax exemption to highly competitive projects in targeted sectors. Specifically, the first $10 million or 10 percent of fair market value, whichever is greater, would not be exempted.
If approved, this new incentive would only be offered in parishes where all of the following local governmental entities agree to participate – parish governing authority, all municipalities and school boards that levy property taxes, the parish tax enforcement district and the assessor.
There are a total of nine Constitutional Amendments on the November 6 ballot. A complete list of Louisiana Constitutional Amendments can be found online at the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana at www.parlouisiana.org.
For more information about the West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce, please call the Chamber office at (318) 325-1961 or visit www.westmonroechamber.org.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:57:22 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:20:47 GMT
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:40:55 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:00:21 GMT
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – For more than a decade Ray of Hope Ministries has been helping people in need. They are just one organization who has volunteers spending the weekend in Oklahoma.
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – For more than a decade Ray of Hope Ministries has been helping people in need. They are just one organization who has volunteers spending the weekend in Oklahoma.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:43 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:43:01 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - After a debate that lasted more than an hour at the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting, the board has voted to name Richwood High's stadium after a former coach.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - After a debate that lasted more than an hour at the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting, the board has voted to name Richwood High's stadium after a former coach.
