Governor John Bel Edwards meets with reporters today to look back on his first year in office. Don Molino has more on the governor’s challenges and successes in 2016…:
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It’s the first day of winter, but we might not see many cold days over the next three months. State climatologist says a drier and warmer than normal season is predicted, but that does’t mean we won’t see some cold air…:
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Could a rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans become a reality in the future. The Capitol City has received a quarter of a million dollars to start planning for the commuter train. John Spain with the Southern Rail Commission says he’s optimistic the legislature will allocate funds for the project in the next session…:
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Spain says this commuter rail would hopefully be part of a larger route that stretches from Baton Rouge to Orlando, Florida.

Many people don’t know that when they buy an item online from a retailer that doesn’t tack on state and local sales taxes, consumers are responsible for reporting the purchase. Amazon is going to begin automatically adding the taxes in January according to Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson…:
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She says the state should see an improvement in collections as a result of this.