Legislative leaders and the governor agree another special legislative session is likely to address the state’s $1.3 billion dollar fiscal cliff. Over a billion dollars in temporary sales taxes expire in July of 2018. President of the Council for a Better Louisiana Barry Erwin says the push to address this fiscal problem is not there.
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A state judge has ruled Ronald Gasser’s arrest in a 10 year old road rage incident can be admitted in his trial in the shooting death of former-NFL player Joe McKnight. Gasser was charged with a misdemeanor and never prosecuted in the decade old case. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the prosecutor should think twice about using this as evidence because it could backfire with Gasser’s testimony.
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A trial date has not been set.

We could see an above average hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Halen Doughty has more…
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A sales tax discount is available for hurricane preparedness items this weekend. Eligible items like batteries, storage coolers, and portable generators will be subject to only 3-percent sales tax, a 2-percent discount from the normal 5-percent state sales tax. The Department of Revenue says the exemption was put in place to encourage people to buy emergency supplies before a storm hits. For more information on eligible items, visit revenue.louisiana.gov.