The state Legislature has approved a major change to Louisiana’s tax laws, which will result in a cut in income taxes in exchange for higher sales taxes. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Early voting is underway in the December 7th election. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says the Baton Rouge mayor’s race may be the highest profile runoff race, but it’s not the only high-profile item on the ballot.
Early voting ends Saturday, November 30th.
A prison escapee who was serving time for armed robbery has been recaptured. 20-year-old Jamarcus Cyprian escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail back on May 16th. He was found Wednesday, hiding in a Hammond apartment. Sheriff Gerald Sticker says during his six months on the lam, Cyprian was traveling in and out of Louisiana.
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And Sticker says Cyprian was likely committing several crimes in Dallas while he was there.
A Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputy was shot in the leg when a patient disarmed him while he was trying to de-escalate a disturbance at a psychiatric treatment facility. The Patient was shot, and both were taken to the hospital. Tommy Carnline with the sheriff’s office says this could have ended much worse for everyone involved.
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The patient remains hospitalized. The deputy was treated and released. The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.