The legislative session ends Thursday and legislators will not pass any tax reform measures, even though that was the goal for some legislators. Metairie Representative Julie Stokes says Louisiana will continue to have budget deficits, unless Republicans and Democrats come together…
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A special session could take place next year to address a looming billion dollar budget deficit.

A report from Credit Suisse predicts one in five U.S. shopping malls will close over the next five years, because of the increase in online shopping. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says we are already seeing anchor stores closing and that’s bad news for the smaller stores in a mall…
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The report estimates over 86-hundred retails stores will close this year.

A Pew Research Center study finds Baton Rouge and Lafayette rank in the bottom 10 for interracial marriages. LSU Associate Professor African-American Studies and Sociology, Dorctor Lori Martin says the report shows there’s less positive attitudes towards interracial couples in some areas than others….
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An extensive search continues for Jacquelyn “Daisy Lynn” Landry, an 18-year-old Lafayette girl who has not been seen since May 23rd. Acadian Search and Rescue Director Jeffrey Istre encourages the public to share the information poster on the Finding Daisy Lynn Facebook page…
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Twenty-two-year-old Malik Davis has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the disappearnce of Landry.