Don’t panic if you just realized today is April 15th, tax day is actually Monday this year. Baton Rouge tax preparer Letti Lowe-Ardoin, with the Louisiana CPA society, says filing federal taxes can be a challenge, but it’s not too late to get some assistance…:
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Victims of the recent flooding in the state are eligible for an extension.

Another whooping crane chick has joined the family of endangered birds in Louisiana, as two eggs hatch in Jefferson Davis Parish this week. LDWF biologist, Sara Zimorski, leads the whooping crane project — working to reestablish the birds in Louisiana. She says this is a historic hatching…:
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She says the two chicks have a long way to go, but biologists are monitoring them closely.

A Ponchatoula High School student has been arrested after posting a bomb threat against the school on social media. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Saints color analyst and former LSU and Saints player Hokie Gajan will be laid to rest today. Gajan died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 56. His former LSU teammate John Ed Bradley says Gajan was reliable on the field, and he never gave up…:
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The visitation begins at 10 at St. Anselm Catholic Church in Madisonville and the funeral mass begins at 3 p.m.