Last minute Christmas shoppers may be disappointed if they’re looking for discounted items. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says whether prices will drop before Christmas depends on the item.
And he says you will need to look at pre-holiday prices to determine whether the price you’re paying really is a good deal.
Tis the season to charge, and despite the appeal of rewards credit cards a recent Bankrate survey shows almost a quarter of Americans missed out on “free money” and/or perks because they didn’t redeem any of their rewards in the past year. Bankrate Senior Analyst Ted Rossman has advice.
Changes in Louisiana’s tax code are coming and Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana President Steven Procopio says the changes are expected to erase a 400-million-dollar budget deficit for the new fiscal year that begins in July. PAR says the original forecast for the general fund was 11.7-billion dollars; now, it’s 12.15-billion. Procopio says a lot of that added revenue comes from the increase in the state sales tax.
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Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is now a Saint. He’s officially joined the New Orleans Saints practice squad, marking a homecoming for the Baton Rouge native and former LSU standout. Edwards-Helaire was the starting running back on the Tigers 2019 national championship team and he says there’s no better feeling than to be back home.