Parents stocking up on back-to-school supplies can save a few dollars this weekend because of a partial sales tax holiday. Byron Henderson with the state Department of Revenue says most purchases are only subject to three percent of the state sales tax on Friday and Saturday….:
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The state Department of Transportation hosts a public meeting tonight at the Lake Charles Civic Center to discuss proposals to replace the 66-year-old Calcasieu River Bridge. DOTD spokesperson Deidra Druilhet says at this time there is no money available for a new bridge, but that hasn’t stopped them from developing plans for a new one with today’s standards…
Cut 7 (10) “shoulders”
The body of 7-year-old Daysean Combest was found today after he was swept away in a storm drain Tuesday afternoon during a heavy rain storm. Shreveport Fire Chief Scott Wolverton says railroad contractors called firefighters around 7:30 this morning…:
CUT 12 (07) “railroad trestle”
He says that’s where the body was recovered by the Caddo Parish Coroner.

Could you survive in the forests of Belize “Naked and Afraid?” Halen Doughty has more from the West Monroe man who did just that…
Voicer 1 (30) “I’m Halen Doughty”