It’s week two of the legislative session and nothing has emerged from lawmakers on how to address the 1.6 billion dollar budget deficit. Jeremy Alford, publisher of la-politics.com, says a key bill to remove the inventory tax credit was shelved because there’s not enough votes to get it passed out of Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs…:
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Alford says an alternative bill on the inventory tax repeal could be heard in Senate Finance as soon as Wednesday.

The reward for information about those responsible for the gruesome beheading of a goat, which was recorded with a cell phone, is now $14,000. Louisiana SPCA spokesperson Destinie Hammond says their members are disgusted by the video showing a group of young men cutting off the animal’s head with a machete type sword…:
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She says if you have information that leads to an arrest and conviction please contact Crimestoppers to be paid.

Walker Police says a man accused of raping a woman at knife point at a Livingston Parish laundromat has been arrested. Captain John Sharp says the incident occurred late Sunday night. He says the victim was approached by the suspect asking if she had any spare change…
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40-year-old Lionel Myles of Walker was arrested and charged with aggravated rape, aggravated assault, battery, and armed robbery.

Mourners have gathered at a church in Baker to say their final goodbyes to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Percy Sledge who passed after a battle with cancer last week in Baton Rouge. The funeral of the When a Man Loves A Woman singer is being streamed live online at percysledge.org.