Governor Landry says people can expect a bigger refund when they file their state income tax returns this year, thanks to the legislation approved during the 2024 Tax Reform Special Session. Landry says among other things, the reform doubled the retirement income exemption to 12-thousand dollars, allowing a married couple over 65 to earn nearly 49-thousand dollars tax free

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He says the typical middle class working family will save nearly 500-dollars as a result of tripling the standard deduction.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Office of Foestry has tracked more than 170 wildfires across Louisiana this month. State Ag and Forestry Commissioner Doctor Mike Strain says it’s dry and windy…

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Most of the state is classified as either high to extreme risk for wildfires.

A 14-year-old girl is shot and killed in Hammond. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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It looks like Ramesh Kolluru is the sole finalist to be the next president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The University of Louisiana System board will interview Kolluru on Friday and will likely announce he’s the next president. Kolluru has served as interim president since November.