The Louisiana Department of Revenue is gearing up to offer Louisiana tax payers another amnesty period. Scott Carwile reports…
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The state Department of Veterans Affairs says they’ve been approved for a grant to fund a State Veterans Cemetery in Rayville. Michelle Southern has that…:
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A Lafayette district judge has ruled that Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Eric Gill has more…
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The Louisiana Department of Revenue is gearing up to offer Louisiana tax payers another amnesty period. Last year, the department was able to collect $452-million in delinquent taxes. Revenue Secretary Tim Barfield told the Baton Rouge Press Club that many tax payers wanted to participate last year, but couldn’t afford to pay 100-percent of the tax…
This year, tax payers will be offered an installment plan to pay their delinquent taxes over seven payments. Barfield said this year’s amnesty period begins October 15th and will end November 14th…
During the amnesty period, you will be able to settle tax debts with no penalties and only half the interest charged. Barfield said they hope to collect at least $104-million during the amnesty period. He says you may want to consider taking part in this or next year’s amnesty period if you owe taxes because it could be a while before it happens again…
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The state Department of Veterans Affairs says they’ve been approved for a grant to fund a State Veterans Cemetery in Rayville. Secretary David LaCerte says the $7.3 million dollars will fund 100% of the costs to develop the cemetery on property donated by the Franklin family. He says they’ve been competing for this grant a while…:
LaCerte says this project has been in the works for years and he’s grateful to everyone who has thrown their support something that’s now becoming a reality. He says the property is located near I-20 off Highway 425 and spans about 50 acres…:
CUT 8 (11) “on the first build out”
Lacerte says construction on the site is set to begin by November and is scheduled for completion by Spring 2016, weather permitting…:
CUT 9 (10) “served our country”
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The photo of Senator Mary Landrieu assisting an LSU fan with a keg-stand over the weekend has generated a lot of talk across the nation. This apparently has caused quite a stir among political reporters and her opponents. The Senator feels this is much ado about nothing…
She says this is just the way we roll at tailgate parties. Landrieu adds that the man she helped is more than capable of making his own choices…
Sources say one of Landrieu’s opponents, Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy, showed up at the same tailgate party about an hour later. There have been no reports of Cassidy performing or assisting in a keg-stand. It is reported that the man first asked Landrieu to do a keg stand. The Senator declined and, instead, decided to help him out…
cut 12 (04) “just helping him”
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A Lafayette district judge has ruled that Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Judge Edward Rubin’s made his ruling in a lawsuit filed by a same-sex couple requesting the state recognize their marriage certificate from California. Legal analyst Tim Meche says he expects the judge or the Louisiana Supreme Court to stay the ruling…
Cut 13 (08) “review the ruling”
Meche feels the ruling will not go into effect until the Louisiana Supreme Court has a chance to review it. He says he doesn’t expect any surprises from the Supreme Court in their review of the ruling…
US District Court Judge Martin Feldman upheld the state’s ban on same-sex marriage earlier this month. It is reported that the state’s Attorney General’s Office has already initiated an appeal to Rubin’s ruling. Meche says there is one big reason why he thinks the state’s Supreme Court will overturn this ruling…
Cut 15 (11) “same-sex marriage”
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17th ranked LSU is working this week to try and correct the mistakes that led to Mississippi State posting 570 yards of total offense against the Fighting Tigers. Coach Les Miles says it was a combination of things that led to the number of big plays they gave up on Saturday night
Miles says anticipate seeing more of backup middle linebacker Kendell Beckwith on the field this Saturday against New Mexico State. The head coach says sophomore defensive lineman Lewis Neal is another guy who will see more playing time after a good performance against the Bulldogs
On the offensive side of the ball, Miles says quarterback Brandon Harris has earned more playing time after throwing throwing two touchdown passes in the 4th quarter against the Bulldogs