The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday kicks off today, but the state sales tax still applies. That’s due to the legislature’s decision to end state sales tax holidays in the final budget compromise. But local sales tax exemptions are still in effect. Local Sales Tax Board Executive Director Roger Bergeron says it was an oversight by the legislature…
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So if you buy guns, ammo or hunting supplies today, tomorrow and Sunday, the local sales tax is exempted.

Authorities are trying to determine who sprayed swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti on a northshore synaugogue. Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker says the act occurred when school was out for Tropical Storm Gordon…
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Sticker says it’s being investigated as a hate crime, but the chief also says it could be kids just being stupid.

Eunice Police arrest four young men after they were allegedly seen on an Instagram livestream waving guns and threatening to go around shooting randomly. Authorities say the men arrested are associated with a gang in Eunice called Goons for Life.

With football season underway, how fans celebrate the sport is seeing a shift in trends. Whether tailgating at the stadium or having a party at home, fans are stepping up their game. CEO of FUEL Partnerships, a retail marketing agency, Eric Rosenstrauch, says just your standard chips and dip don’t cut it anymore.
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Rosenstrauch says their survey also found 59-percent of those at home viewing parties for football games drink wine.