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. Everyone across the state will be voting on four constitutional amendments, and there are also a handful of runoffs to be decided, including the race for mayor-president in Baton Rouge. Polls will be closed Sunday, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving. Early voting ends November 30th.
A prison escapee’s run for freedom comes to an end. 20-year-old Jamarcus Cyprian escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail back on May 16th; and on Wednesday, he was arrested at an apartment complex in Hammond. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker says Cyprian was going to great lengths to change his appearance so that he would not get caught.
Cyprian was serving time for armed robbery.
A Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputy is recovering after being shot by a patient at a psychiatric treatment facility. It started as a disturbance between the patient and hospital employees. Tommy Carnline with the sheriff’s office says the patient shot a deputy who was trying to de-escalate the situation, and another deputy returned fire, hitting the suspect.