Gas prices are seeing an unusual spike for this time of year, according to AAA. Michelle Southern reports…:
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An Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress, including Senator Bill Cassidy and Representative Garret Graves, hit a garbage truck near Charlottesville, Virginia. Jeff Palermo has more.
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Today is the deadline for retailers to mail notices to Louisiana residents who purchased products online, but did not pay sales tax at the time of purchase. Customers are required to include these forms so they can pay those taxes when they file their taxes this year. Louisiana Department of Revenue spokesperson Byron Henderson says after you receive the notice, you have two options.
Henderson says if you’re thinking of skipping out on the taxes, just know the state now has an easy way to double check that you’ve paid them.
Henderson says if you fail to report these taxes, it’ll cost you.
Louisiana customers won’t need to worry about Amazon, as they charge sales tax at the time of purchase.
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Louisiana drivers continue to see higher gas prices and a return to three-dollars a gallon may not be too far off. The current average for a gallon of regular gasoline is 2.43, up from six cents a week ago. Triple A fuel analyst Don Redman says oil is trading at around 64-dollars a barrel. He says demand is driving the oil market…
Redman says drivers should be concerned about where oil may end up by summer. He says with increases coming on a daily basis, we may be paying much higher prices during the busy travel season…
Redman also says refineries will begin the process of changing to summer blend which always tacks on extra cost to consumers…
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I-10 westbound was closed for several hours this morning at the West Pearl River Bridge in Slidell due to multiple accidents involving two 18-wheelers that were hauling live bees. Trooper Dustin Dwight says 8 vehicles were involved in the crash and first responders were dealing with a mess…:
Dwight says thankfully they were able to contain the bees fairly quickly, but it was quite a task…:
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An Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to a retreat in West Virginia, including Senator Bill Cassidy and Representative Garret Graves collided with a garbage truck near Charlottesville, Virginia. Officials says one in the garbage truck is dead and another seriously injured. Cassidy explains what happened…
Cassidy says he was fortunate and he and his wife Laura were not injured, but says other passengers felt the brunt of the collision, which derailed the train. Doctors on board began assisting the passengers in the garbage truck immediately…
Both Cassidy and his wife are doctors. They rushed to the garbage truck and describes the scene of the collision…
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Graves’ office has confirmed he is ok.
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Louisianans looking to buy local products at their grocery store should look for a new logo. Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says they have overhauled their Certified logo program with flashier, more diverse logos to further highlight goods made in the Bayou State.
The program also features a new website.
For a product to be Certified Louisiana, it has to pass state and federal food safety tests, and be made primarily in the Pelican State. Strain says there’s a couple of different certified options for products that pass the test.
Strain says the logos are bigger and flashier than in the past. He hopes it spurs more interest in Louisiana goods.
Businesses or individuals interested in applying for Certified Louisiana can apply at the LDAF website. The program has a 25 dollar application fee.
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