The National Hurricane Center says Subtropical storm Alberto has formed in the Caribbean and the first advisory shows it will develop into a tropical storm later today. The current five-day forecast shows Alberto as a Tropical Storm on Monday morning and very close to the coast of southeastern Louisiana.

State troopers from Louisiana and Mississippi are working together to promote highway safety along I-55. Becca Dill has the story.
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House GOP Caucus Chairman Lance Harris’ tax bill received approval from the House Ways and Means Committee. The proposal would retain one third of an expiring penny sales tax and eliminate some sales tax breaks. Governor Edwards supports retaining a higher percentage of the expiring one-cent sales tax, but Harris says his legislation is a good compromise
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The short-term sales tax proposal would generate 366-million dollars for next year’s budget. That means state government would have to reduce spending by less than two-percent. A plan, Monroe Representative Marcus Hunter, disagrees with…
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It’s unclear if this proposal has the 70 votes needed to get approval in the House.