Starting on January 1st, Louisiana residents will pay lower income taxes. It’s the result of the legislation approved by lawmakers in the tax reform special session that concluded last Friday. Governor Jeff Landry says the state’s graduated individual income tax system will be replaced by a three-percent flat tax and the standard deduction will be increased to $12.500 in 2026
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To pay for the lower income taxes, legislators raised the state sales tax rate to five-percent, beginning on January 1st.
The LSU football team ended a three-game losing streak on Saturday with a 24-17 win over Vanderbilt. Defensive end Bradyn Swinson says the defense used a simple game plan and it paid off…
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Families are preparing for the big Thanksgiving feast. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, a classic dinner that includes eleven main items will not break the bank…
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Louisiana Farm Bureau spokesperson Avery Davidson says the low cost is spurred in large part by a drop in the price of turkeys. Davidson says a frozen 16 pound turkey should cost you around 15-dollars.
After a 20-year hiatus, Northwestern State University is resuming its rodeo program. N-S-U had a rode program from the early 1960s through to mid-90s but cuts to academic programs made it difficult recruit students. Currently the team has two members, including McKenzie Davis, an accounting major from Pollock…
Cut 8 (09) “….back to Northwestern”