One person is dead and eleven others are wounded as a result of a mass shooting last night in the New Orleans Warehouse district. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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An arrest has been made and the identities of two of the three victims from a triple homicide in Lafayette have been released. LPD Sgt Robin Green says police discovered the three bodies after family members of 45-year-old Brandon Touchet asked for a welfare check, he was found deceased inside his apartment Friday evening.

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42-year-old Chad Credeur (crater) of Duson has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

Today is the deadline to file federal tax returns. C-P-A Carr Riggs in Shreveport says you can file for an extension, but it’s not an extension to pay. Riggs says for taxpayers filing an extension and unsure of the exact amount they owe, pay a little more than last year if you’re income is about the same as last year…
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Today on the House floor, the lower chamber is scheduled to vote on a bill from Franklin Representative Vinney St. Blanc who is proposing to put an end to the TOPS Tech Award program so the state can put more funding to the M-J Foster Promise Program, which goes to individuals looking to attend a two year school..
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interest is high in the Foster Promise Program, but only 10 million dollars is dedicated to it and the money goes quickly