If you’re due a refund on your state taxes, you have until September 6th — a week from tomorrow — to claim the money before it goes into the Unclaimed Property Division of the state treasurer’s office. Byron Henderson with the Department of Revenue says the office has sent notice of unclaimed property letters to more than 18-thousand individual and business taxpayers.
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It’s important to note that money unclaimed by the deadline is NOT forfeited.

Nearly 43-thousand Louisiana seniors on Medicare prescription drug plans stand to save a lot of money starting next year with a two-thousand-dollar out-of-pocket cap going into effect. Andrew Muhl, the director of advocacy for AARP Louisiana, says certain life-saving drugs can be very expensive.
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LSU star offensive tackle Will Campbell has made his intentions known on what he’ll do when he gets to Las Vegas for Sunday’s game against USC. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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LSU says it is not altering its pregame routine, despite a request from Governor Landry to do so. Landry urged schools to adopt a policy to strip scholarships from athletes who are not on the field or the court during the playing of the national anthem. LSU athletes are usually not present during the playing of the anthem, and the school says there are no plans to change that protocol.