U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act approved by the Senate does more than just cut taxes for working families. Cassidy says the legislation also allows victims of last year’s floods in North and South Louisiana to deduct all of their personal casualty losses from their taxable income, which could means thousands of dollars…
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Cassidy says the bill also doubles the Child Tax Credit to two-thousand dollars.

A River Ridge vet has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing her neighbor’s dog, because of excessive barking. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says 35-year-old Kelly Folse shot “Bruiser” last week and the dog died the following day. Lopinto says Folse has not been happy with the barking dog for awhile…
Cut 6 (10) “with it.”
Folse was booked on several charges.

Ochsner Health System has reached a non-binding agreement to work with LSU and the state to operate safety net hospitals in north Louisiana. There have been rumors the LSU medical school in Shreveport might close. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says….
cut 13 (11) “….present location”
The medical school chancelllor says the school has immense potential because of this new partnership.

A University of Louisiana at Monroe study has found the Ouachita River is worth five-point-seven billion dollars. University president Nick Bruno says they will turn over the results of this study to the U-S Army Corps of Engineers to show that’s it’s vita they keep water levels appropriate for river traffic….
cut 16 (12) “…apppropriate depth”
Bruno says if the locks are not managed properly, the Ouachita River would be as big as a ditch.