Louisiana Treasurer Dr. John Fleming has called for the elimination of the state’s personal income tax, arguing it is time for Louisiana to adopt a more competitive tax structure.
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Entergy Louisiana customers will see an increase in their bills. Public Service Commissioner Davanta Lewis says customers can expect about a four-dollar a month increase. He says the rate increase could have been higher, but a settlement was reached over allegations that Entergy bilked ratepayers and mismanaged a nuclear power plant in Mississippi.

26-year-old Trystan McMillon, from Hammond, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder after allegedly selling fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron reported that McMillon sold the potent synthetic opioid to 27-year-old Nicholas Platt who later died from an overdose.
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Rapides Parish sheriff deputies have arrested a Pineville man for allegedly selling THC products to kids. R-P-S-O spokesperson Tommy Carnline says the illegal activity took place at the Pineville Smoke Shop, run by 40-year-old Ahmed Gaber (gah-bear)…
Cut 10 (12) “…THC-infused products.”
Carnline says the THC infused items include vape liquids, gummies and other illegal edibles.