A proposal that seeks to make it much more difficult to move to a four-day school week runs into resistance on the House floor. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A 4-year-old child died following an accidental shooting in Alexandria, that’s according to the Alexandria Police Department, which also reported the gun was stolen. Officials say the shooting happened as a pair of 4-year-olds were allegedly playing with the gun after a birthday party on Houston Street. We’re told the investigation is ongoing.
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The deadline to file your 2025 Louisiana state income tax is this Friday. If you need an extension on filing your returns, you do not have to request one as stat law provides an automatic six-month extension. But Louisiana Department of Revenue spokesperson Byron Henderson says that’s not an excuse to not pay your taxes on time.
As The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee continues to debate a new congressional map, congressman Cleo Fields is speaking out, telling host of Talk Louisiana Jim Engster, ton WRKF that he would not run against Troy Carter if there ends up being just one black majority district. And despite the Supreme Court ruling that the state’s current Congressional map an unconstitutional, Fields believes it CAN be drawn to have two districts represented by African Americans…