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.
Cut 3 (10) “…types of knives.”
The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office launched an investigation back in May into the number of non-citizens registering to vote; and yesterday, Secretary Nancy Landry announced the results of that investigation.
Cut 18 (15) “…past several years.”
She says a new state law makes it harder for non-citizens to register to vote.
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…
Cut 9 (09) “…shooting itself.”
The police chase ended in Marshall, Texas when Mack crashed his vehicle.
It appears that vendors at the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival got the memo. Organizers told them in no uncertain terms that they were only to sell Louisiana shrimp, and they all complied last weekend. SeaD (“seed”) Consulting Co-founder Erin Williams says it’s a far cry from last year, when shrimp from four of the five vendors they tested turned out to be imported.