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Sunday, October 12, 2008
LEGISLATURE & POLITICS
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Baton Rouge area state representatives are considering legislation that would provide tax relief — and other ideas — for property owners whose insurance carries high “named storm deductibles” for hurricanes Gustav and Ike damage.
The federal $700 billion financial rescue bill last week included a change in tax language that allows property owners who suffered damage from hurricanes Gustav and Ike to claim the losses as deductions on their income tax returns. U.S. Rep. Cazayoux, D-New Roads, is hosting a Service Academy Day today at the LSU Cook Alumni Center. Representatives from the military — Naval, Air Force, Merchant Marine and Coast Guard academies — will be available, along with Cazayoux, to answer questions about the service academies and the application process. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day. A legislative investigator found that Palin violated state ethics laws and abused her power by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — A somber state Sen. Derrick Shepherd pleaded guilty Friday to one charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering and resigned from the state Legislature. Shepherd, D-Marrero, who at one time blasted the government for targeting him after he refused to provide information on other local elected officials, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Louisiana’s new Ethics Board members Thursday questioned their roles in the wake of a new law that strips them of the power to decide conflicts of interest, nepotism and other violations. Gov. Bobby Jindal shuffled his staff Thursday, giving promotions to several aides. The governor moved longtime aide Trey Williams to the state Department of Social Services to serve as communications director and strategic adviser. Gov. Bobby Jindal is traveling to Florida this weekend to raise campaign cash for himself and to stump for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. The Jindal administration expects 43 parishes — including East Baton Rouge Parish — will split up to $1.5 billion in federal funding for recovery from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. |
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