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Starting today you can submit your 2019 state and federal taxes, and you’ll have until April 15th to get them done. New Orleans CPA Jerry Schreiber says his number one tip for filers every season is to efficiently organize your tax information either for yourself or your preparer.

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Americans United for Life ranks Louisiana as the most pro-life state in the nation, largely on the back of a series of bills passed last year in the Legislature.  The rankings also touted an upcoming March 4th Supreme Court admitting privileges case originating from Louisiana. Louisiana Right to Life spokesperson Alexandra Seghers…

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Opponents argue requiring admitting privileges at local hospitals is an undue burden designed to shutter abortion clinics across the country.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is recruiting babies who are not breastfed to be part of the CONNECT research study. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Two people died over the weekend in Baton Rouge after two vehicles believed to be drag racing collided with each other, and then struck a bicyclist. The crash claimed the life of one of the drivers, 56-year-old Christopher Brock, and the bike rider, 24-year-old Deondrick Rudd. The surviving driver of the other vehicle has been arrested.