The snow that arrived in north Louisiana today made it extremely tough to get around, with icy conditions causing dozens of accidents. State Trooper Matt Harris says if you do have to drive somewhere in areas where snow has already fallen, you need to take it easy…
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And remember that any ice that melted on the roads today will likely re-freeze tonight.

The Department of Motor Vehicles is urging everyone to be sure their local driver education program is properly certified through the state — and now there’s a way you can check online through expresslane.org…
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That’s State Police Sgt Nick Manale, who adds you must to go through a properly licensed education provider to legally receive a learner’s permit or new license.
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The chances of getting audited by the IRS is getting smaller, as the audit rate dropped to its lowest level in at least ten years last year and is expected to drop further this year. John Theriot, with the Louisiana CPA Society, says one reason for the drop is money…
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Which is why Theriot believes the audit rates will go even lower in the years to come.

A former Calcasieu Parish first district attorney pleaded guilty today to felony malfeasance in office and misdemenaor simple battery. Judge H. Ward Fontenot sentenced Ronald Rossitto to a two year suspended prison sentence with two years of active supervision. The charges stem from a January 2013 incident where Rossitto inappropriately groped a man in his office after offering to get his driver’s license reinstated. He was accused of a similar incident in Orleans Parish, where he served as assitant DA.