Violent crime rates in Louisiana and across the country are significantly down. AH Datalytics co-founder Jeff Asher says it’s difficult to pinpoint a specific cause.

Cut 11 (07) “…national in scope.”

Rape down over 25-percent, robbery down over 17 percent, and aggravated assault down 12.5-percent.

The National Hurricane Center is now saying there’s a low chance of a storm forming in the Caribbean over the next seven days. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says even if something does brew up there, there’s little to no chance it will affect Louisiana.

Cut 15 (15) “…here in Louisiana.”

That cold front would push any potential storm towards Florida, which has seen more than its fair share of severe tropical weather this year.

Don’t count the chairman of the Louisiana House Democratic Caucus as among the supporters of Governor Landry’s tax reform plan. New Orleans Representative Matthew Willard says the big question is how to make up for revenue the state will not be receiving by cutting income and corporate taxes.

Cut 7 (18) “…no longer be receiving.”

Landry has proposed making up for lost income tax revenue by taxing services that have previously gone untaxed.

A Tik Tok personality is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Baton Rouge mental therapist William Abraham. 20-year-old Terryon Thomas was arrested in Dallas on an unrelated charge, and investigators have since connected him with Abraham’s murder. The relationship between the two is unclear; investigators say there’s no evidence to suggest that Thomas was Abraham’s client.