26-million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were electronically sent out to 66,7000 Louisianans on Tuesday as a result of a computer error. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says if you got your tax refund twice, don’t spend it…
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If the state is unable to recover the refunds directly from banking institutions, those taxpayers will receive a letter from the Revenue Department with repayment instructions.

A Department of Corrections investigation into contraband smuggling and inappropriate behavior results in multiple arrests and resignations at Angola. Of those involved in the investigation, six were sergeants and one was a nurse. Department spokesperson Ken Pastorick…
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A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana will be debated in the upcoming legislative session. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor believes the death penalty cheapens life, adding there are errors that occur during prosecution, as well as a list of other issues. Claitor, a Baton Rouge Republican, is working Representative Terry Landry, a Democrat from Acadiana on pushing the bill forward. Claitor says victims’ families will be a part of the discussion…
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This is the first time this legislation has been introduced, but Claitor says he’ll keep trying even if not successful this year.

LSU is back in Baton Rouge after just one game in the SEC Basketball Tournament. Florida upset the Tigers yesterday beating the Bayou Bengals by three points. LSU will find out their seed in the NCAA Tournament when the brackets are unveiled at 5 PM on Sunday.