4:30 LRN Newscast April 15

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.

Cut 3 (11) “…gunshot wounds.”
42-year-old Chad Credeur (crater) of Duson has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

It’s tax day and today is the deadline to file your federal income taxes. So far, the IRS has reportedly delivered more than $200 billion in refunds and 101 million people have already filed their returns this year. If you can’t file today, you need to file for an extension. State income taxes are due May 15th.

Governor Jeff Landry toured damage from Wednesday’s storms. Amongst the hardest hit was in Slidell with conformed EF-2 tornado, Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer says an apartment complex was destroyed and they are making sure those residents have a place to stay…

Cut 8 (12) “to live” 

The House Ways and Means Committee takes no action on a bill that calls for Louisiana to repeal the state income tax in 2026. Repealing the state income tax would result in an annual five-billion-dollar revenue loss. House Ways and Means Chairperson Julie Emerson supports doing so says it should be a priority for the legislature next year…

Cut 10 (11) “…affects this”

No vote was taken on the bill.