A measure sponsored by Columbia Senator Neil Riser would exempt flood victims from state income tax for 2017. He says this is the least the state can do to help victims of the 2016 floods get back on track.
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The bill has not yet been scheduled for debate.

A bill that would offer parole for juveniles convicted of murder after they have served 30 years behind bars moves out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and heads to the Senate floor. Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry disagrees with the measure filed by Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor. He says not once during the discussion were the victims of these crimes mentioned.
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A Raceland man faces multiple charges after allegedly hitting his girlfriend for making fun of his dance moves. David Melancon with the Thibodaux Police Department says 34-year-old Cole Rodriguez was orignially charged with domestic abuse battery then he started resisting officers once arrested. He says Rodriguez never should’ve hit the victim in the first place.
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Rodriguez has also been charged with battery of a police officer.

State Police says a 62-year-old man has been charged with vehicular homicide for hitting a man walking on the shoulder of the road in Houma. Master Trooper Brooks David says Albert Williams Jr. was driving last night when he struck 43-year-old Byron Acosta. He says when troopers responded, they suspected Williams was drunk.
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