The Department of Transportation announces they will soon begin the process of widening Interstate 10 between the I-49 interchange and the Atchafalaya Basin. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson believes widening the road to three lanes in both directions will alleviate congestion…:
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Wilson says a $60 million federal FASTLANE grant will pay for the repaving and widening of I-10.

A 5-year-old has died after being shot accidentally by his 9-year-old brother. Col. John Fortunato with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says police received a call from the children’s mother, 29-year-old Generra Brown, and when first responders arrived at the scene they made a horrific discovery…:
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Fortunato says no charges have been filed at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.

It’s back to school time and as many parents put their kids school supply list together and start loading up on uniforms, the the Louisiana Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers that many of those expenses are tax deductible. The sales tax holiday will also be held Friday and Saturday which gives consumers a break on state sales taxes for most purchases made.

A Louisiana man is fighting to receive survivor benefits after his husband died. Marjorie Esman with the ACLU of Louisiana says William Conley passed away in February of 2015, and his husband Gerald Beem has been trying to get social security benefits ever since….:
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The ACLU is taking legal action, but the Louisiana Family Forum doesn’t seem them winning this case because gay marriages were not recognized in Louisiana at the time of Conley’s death.