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La. Ballot - Constitutional Amendment 6 and Fantasy Sports Gambling

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LA BALLOT ISSUES -   November 6th Election Day is fast approaching and there are 6 constitutional amendments on Louisiana’s Ballot.  To get a better understanding of what each amendment addresses, we asked Jeff Sadow, associate professor of political science at LSU in Shreveport to give  a quick overview of what each amendment entails.  Click the audiolinks below to hear the segments and you can get more voter information by clicking theweblink near the bottom of this page 

LA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 6 - Property Tax Phase In and Fantasy Sports Gambling

If passed, Amendment 6 would allow homeowners to pay quarterly installments of property tax if their property tax assessment amount spikes to a large amount like 50%.  And Fantasy Sports Gambling item allows voters to allow for a local-option to legalize online fantasy sports gambling on a parish-by-parish basis.

For more information on the constitutional amendments on the Louisiana Ballot for 2018,  click:  LOUISIANA 2018 BALLOT INFORMATION

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Jeff Sadow, Associate Professor of Political Science - LSUS

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.