The Louisiana Department of Revenue, along with the I-R-S, start accepting income tax returns today. L-D-R spokesperson Kizzy Payton says this year, they’ve implemented enhanced security measures to protect taxpayers against fraud, which is something they started focusing on a couple of years ago…

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Federal returns are due April 15th, state returns are due May 16th.

A recent study by InsuranceQuotes.com finds Louisiana drivers don’t save much money on their car insurance for choosing larger deductibles. Louisiana ranks third to last in offering the biggest car insurance savings when deductibles are increased from $500-$1000. Senior analyst Laura Adams says it amounts to a savings of about 6%, on average…

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Adams says it amounts to about a $60-65 dollar a year savings for Louisiana motorists.

Today, the Louisiana Department of Education begins accepting applications for the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the 2016-2017 school year. Louisiana Federation for Children President Ann Duplesis says about 7,100 students are currently participating and they expect the demand to remain high…

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The program provides vouchers to low-income families to send their child to a participating private school, if the student is in a low performing public school.