10:30 LRN Newscast December 20th

All eight of Louisiana’s electors voted for Donald Trump as the President-elect received 301 elector votes nationwide to secure the presidency. Halen Doughty has reaction from the state G-O-P….
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Shoppers who use Amazon.com can expect to start paying sales taxes on items purchased on their website, after January first. That’s according to a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

Thirteen parishes in Louisiana have been declared a natural disaster area by the US Department of Agriculture because on drought conditions during 2016. The parishes under the designation are in north and central Louisiana. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain….
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Farmers in eligible areas have eight months from the disaster declaration date to apply for the emergency loans.

Three people in Washington Parish are facing charges after a home invasion that led to the stealing of firearms and the sexual assault of a woman in her 50s. Chief Deputy Mike Haley says 48-year-old Robert Lester was the mastermind of the crime and that 17-year-old Deonta Miller of Franklinton executed the break-in…
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Authorities also believe Miller sexually assaulted the female homeowner after taking her from her home.