10:30 LRN Newscast December 28th

Senator-elect John Kennedy isn’t happy that Amazon will begin collecting Louisiana sales taxes. Halen Doughty has more…
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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s office has made an arrest in the disappearance of 75-year-old Howard Poche. The Jeanerette man has been missing since Christmas Day. Twenty-three-year-old Jeffery Lee Marks has been charged with first-degree murder. The search for Poche’s body continues.

A major story in 2016 was the shooting death of Alton Sterling, a black man, who was killed after a confrontation with two white police officers. Governor John Bel Edwards says since then police departments have been asked to re-evaluate how they train officers…
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Edwards says the public also has a responsibility to make sure they’re interacting with the police in a proper fashion as well.

2016 ends on Saturday, so what can you do to lessen the tax hit you might face when you file your 2016 returns. Metairie CPA Gina Rachel says charitable donations are one way to save on your taxes. She says monetary donations aren’t the only way to give….
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