Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday happens today and tomorrow. Eric Gill has more…
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A memorial service for slain Shreveport Police Officer Thomas LaValley will take place this afternoon. The suspected shooter is behind bars. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The four gubernatorial candidates discuss the steps they’ll take to cut down the poverty rate in Louisiana. Scott Carwile has more…
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Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday happens today and tomorrow. During the holiday, the 4% state sales tax on the first 25 hundred dollars of each item a customer buys will be waived. Department of Revenue spokesperson Kizzy Payton says this is a good opportunity for parents to save as they shop for the new school year…
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The tax exemption only applies to the state sales tax of 4%. Local sales taxes will still apply to purchases unless the local taxing authority has created its own exemption. Payton says shoppers should keep in mind that not all items and services qualify for the tax holiday…
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You can go to revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-taxholiday for more information. Payton adds that you may want to hold on to your back-to-school shopping receipts…
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The Jindal Administration announces Moody’s Investors Service affirms Louisiana will keep its same credit rating for an upcoming bond sale that will be used to finance work on I-49 South. State Treasurer John Kennedy says we remain on negative credit watch which is good news for Louisiana tax payers because Moody’s could have downgraded us…:
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Kennedy says he plans to go to market soon to sell Unclaimed Property bonds that will finance portions of I-49 South. He says he asked Moody not to downgrade Louisiana to give the next governor and Legislature time to fix our state’s serious budget issues…:
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Kennedy said Moody had noticed that Louisiana was budgeting too much nonrecurring money and not doing anything about future liability…:
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Although Governor Bobby Jindal did not take part in the prime-time Republican presidential debate, he did participate in the consolidated debate earlier Thursday afternoon. In the first question Jindal answered, he defended himself against the low popularity numbers here at home. Jindal says he ran for office to make a difference and be a leader for Louisiana…
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When asked about the war against ISIS, Jindal says that as president, he would call the group by the name of “radical Islam,” unlike President Obama. Jindal criticized the president for apologizing to the world rather than taking action against what Jindal calls the enemy…
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One of the questions of the evening involved whether to defund Planned Parenthood, particularly over the recent videos that show aborted babies’ organs being sold. Jindal was passionate in his answer, going against candidate Carly Fiorina who said the government should not be shut down over the issue. However, Jindal expressed his distaste in the group…
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The four candidates for governor say they want to take steps to reduce the number of people who live below the federal poverty line because Louisiana’s poverty rate is one of the highest in the country. Republican David Vitter says one way to tackle this issue is by dramatically improving education for the children of Louisiana.
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Republican Jay Dardenne says education and job opportunities are essential to raise the embarrassing poverty rate in the state.
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Republican Scott Angelle says in order to rid the state of poverty we need to ramp up our technical and community college programs, strengthen the Louisiana family and increase job creation.
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Democrat John Bel Edwards says he wants to call on Congress to raise the minimum wage up from $7.25. He says he will also work toward equal pay to reduce the poverty rate in Louisiana.
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The first day of LSU fall football practice is in the books and five freshman got to work out with the veterans. All rookies the coaches allowed in were defenders: defensive backs Kevin Toliver II, Donte Jackson and Xavier Lewis and defensive ends Arden Key and Isiah Washington. Senior linebacker Lamar Louis on new DC Kevin Steele…:
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Brandon Harris, Anthony Jennings and Brad Kragthorpe were the only quarterbacks working out in the morning group. Harris got the first rep with Leonard Fournette and J.D. Moore during play-action drills. Sophomore Wide Receiver Malachi Dupre says Harris still has a strong arm but he’s becoming more consistent with it…:
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Coach Les Miles awarded junior Tre’Davious White with the team’s prestigious No. 18 team meeting this week and the junior cornerback wore it for the first time Thursday. No. 18 typically goes to a team leader who “displays a selfless attitude while representing the Tigers. White says it’s a great feeling…:
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