One of the big items on the 2015 runoff ballot Saturday is the race for Lt. Governor. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Louisiana Department of Revenue has suspended the 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty period. The suspension was ordered after a mistake was discovered regarding information included in some of the invitation letters. It was decided to postpone the amnesty until corrected letters are mailed. The program is rescheduled to run from December 1st through the 31st. During the amnesty period, taxpayers are able to pay delinquent taxes with reduced interest and penalty charges.

In response to the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris that were performed by members of ISIS, Republican Senator David Vitter is pushing his federal legislation that would stop the influx of refugees from Syria in the United States. The senator says one of the terrorists entered France by posing as a Syrian refugee. Vitter says the Paris attacks show the US can’t have lax policies when it comes to this issue…

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Vitter’s opponent in the governor’s race, Democrat John Bel Edwards, calls this bill a last ditch effort to save the senator’s political career. Edwards’ campaign spokesperson, Mary-Patricia Wray, says they’ve learned that Vitter missed three Congressional hearings on Syrian refugee resettlement…

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The gubernatorial runoff election is this Saturday.