Donald Trump will officially be the next president of the United States after getting 301 electoral votes Monday. Louisiana Republican Party Chair, Roger Villere, says there was a huge push to get the state’s 8 electors to change their vote, but Mr. Trump would have won anyway..:
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President-elect Trump easily carried the state in the November 8th election.

A task force charged with coming up with tax reform recommendations feels the code in Louisiana is unfair. That’s according to Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary, Kimberly Lewis Robinson. She says sales taxes should be applied to all retailers…:
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Robinson says in order to be competitive, Louisiana needs a 4-percent sales tax, rather than a 5-percent rate.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 10-year-old boy tried to save his mom, while she was allegedly being raped, by hitting the suspect. They say 32-year-old Daniel Hinton is accused of raping the woman while she was sleeping while the child was in the room. He allegedly hit the child who was attempted to stop the assault. Hinton was arrested and charged with second-degree rape.

Three people in Washington Parish were arrested amid allegations of robbery, kidnapping and rape. Sheriff Mike Haley says 17-year-old Deonta Miller is accused of pretending to deliver a package to a home he robbed before kidnapping the woman who lives there and fleeing in her vehicle…:
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He says the suspect was apprehended and the victim rescued. The alleged mastermind of the crime and another teen were also arrested.