The Humane Society of Louisiana’s Animal Fighting Task Force has rescued more than 40 dogs who were being used for dogfighting in Concordia Parish. On a tip the sheriff’s office used drones to locate the dogs, found abused and abandoned.HSLA Director Jeff Dorson says the Animal Cruelty Task Force was formed to be ready to respond to calls in places like Concordia Parish, which does not have a public shelter or an animal control unit.
Cut 15 (07) “…type of situation.”
State lawmakers will consider a bill that would eliminate local sales taxes on groceries in the upcoming regular session. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick says while Louisiana does not impose a state sales tax on groceries, local governments do, leading some residents, particularly in Caddo Parish, to cross state lines to get groceries.
Tomorrow is Election Day in Louisiana. While there will be a small handful of special races to be decided, all voters will be deciding the fate of four proposed constitutional amendments. Secretary of State Nancy Landry says the turnout in early voting was very brisk.
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Polls open tomorrorow morning at seven.
One of four constitutional amendments on tomorrow’s ballot is getting lots of attention and that’s Amendment 2, which makes changes to Article Seven of the state constitution regarding revenue collection and taxation. Teacher unions support the amendment as does Governor Jeff Landry.