Responding to a hostage situation Thursday, a Lafayette SWAT negotiator was killed in the line of duty. Brooke Thorington
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Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed four human cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Winnsboro. LDH Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says only 1 percent of people who get West Nile, get the neuroinvasive strain which can kill 1 out of 10 people who develop it.
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There will not be a tax reform special session this year, but House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says the goal for this Legislature is to pass some meaningful reforms in the near future to bring more businesses to the state. DeVillier says he would like to get suggestions from the Louisiana Department of Economic Development
There are new rules for New Orleans Mardi Gras on what you can’t bring to parade routes. Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy says the devil isn’t just in the details it’s also in enforcement. Among the banned items are…