12:30 LRN Newscast

A man wanted for a murder last night (Thursday night) in Ruston was arrested in Texas after a police chase that started on Interstate 20 near Bossier City. Dylan Castaneda with Ruston Police says 31-year-old Virgil Mack of Dubach fatally shot 35-year-old Ontario Spivey of Ruston at the USA Travel Plaza convenience store. Castaneda says security cameras captured the shooting…

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The police chase ended in Marshall, Texas when Mack crashed his vehicle.

This weekend is the annual 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday in Louisiana. Byron Henderson with the Louisiana Department of Revenue says between now and Sunday, purchases of a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from all state and local sales taxes.

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Louisiana holds the 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday during the first full weekend in September.

 

COVID cases are on the rise in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot is up to one-point-eight billion dollars, second largest in lottery history.