5:30 LRN Newscast July 24

A survey conducted by a Louisiana pollster matches what other polls have shown, former President Donald Trump is the front-runner to receive the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential race. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A Kaplan Police Officer is facing a third-degree rape charge after he allegedly pressured a woman to leave a bar with him early Saturday. The victim says instead of taking her home 35-year-old Terry Wayne Leopold Kraut, Junior took her to a rural road outside of the city and committed a non-consensual sexual act on her.  The case is under investigation.

The Tax Foundation’s midyear report shows Louisiana has fallen from its spot as the highest average combined state and local sales tax rate. The state’s 9.547 percent average comes in just one-one-thousandth of a percent behind Tennessee. Tax Foundation’s Jared Walczak says the two states have been neck and neck since Louisiana’s 2018 sales tax cut…

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Fatal boat crashes have only claimed six lives in Louisiana this year. Last year 29 people died in boating accidents. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck hopes this trend continues…

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He says to always have a sober driver and the make sure there are enough life jackets on board.