So what do local tax preparers have to say about how the GOP tax plan will affect our pocketbooks? Among the changes, the plan eliminates the ability to deduct state income tax, which is between two and six percent in Louisiana. Brandon Legarde with the Society of Louisiana CPA’s says that one change impacts everyone…
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Legarde says even with the promise of being able to file your taxes on a postcard, the simplicity of the tax code remains to be seen.

The 97th cadet class has begun training at the State Police Training Academy in Baton Rouge. Trooper Jared Sandifer says 47 men and women started their intense training yesterday, while the 96th cadet class is entering its 11th week of training….
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After graduation, troopers will participate in a 10-14 week field training program before beginning their new careers.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and 10 chefs are in New York City to promote Louisiana cuisine. Nungesser says during the three-day visit to the Big Apple the Louisiana chefs will be able to meet with writers, producers and editors who cover in food and travel….
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The participating chefs are from Monroe, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and several places in between.

It will get dark earlier today, since we moved the clocks back one hour. State Farm spokesperson Kip Diggs says be on the look out for deer along rural roads on you way home today….
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State Farm finds the odds Louisiana drivers will hit a deer is down at 1 in 332, lower than the national average.