A 14-year-old girl is shot and killed in Hammond. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Governor Jeff Landry says Louisiana taxpayers should see higher refunds after they file their state income taxes. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A 14-year-old girl is shot and killed in Hammond last night. Investigators say as the girl was sitting in the back seat of a car, 18-year-old Trey Robinson was in the front seat playing with a gun; and when he dropped it, it discharged, striking the girl. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr. says Robinson is charged with one count of negligent homicide and should never have been handling a gun in the first place.
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Chief Bergeron says incidents like these are happening with a lot more frequency across the country, and people – especially teens – need to know that guns are not toys.
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Bergeron says when people, especially teens, are negligent in handling deadly weapons, the consequences will be dire for everyone involved.
So far, Hammond Police have not released the name of the 14-year-old victim.
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Governor Jeff Landry says when people file their state income taxes this year, they will get a bigger refund. Landry says it’s the result of the legislation approved during the 2024 Tax Reform Special Session. The governor says the typical middle-class working family save nearly five-hundred dollars…
The legislation approved in 2024 tripled the standard deduction, meaning families now pay no income tax on their first 25-thousand dollars of income.
Landry says the reform also doubled the retirement income exemption to 12-thousand dollars, allowing a married couple over 65 to earn nearly 49-thousand dollars tax free
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House Ways and Means Chairman Tony Bacala says he’s personally experienced the tax relief that Landry said is coming to Louisiana taxpayers. Bacala says last year he owed the state money; this year he’s getting a refund…
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Today is another no-burn day throughout the State of Louisiana. This, as dry conditions continue to persist throughout the state. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says as wildfires continue to burn, what the state really needs is rain. He says while no rain is in the forecast for the foreseeable future, there has been some improvement in conditions.
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Strain says while relative humidity is improving, wind continues to be a factor in fueling the fires.
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Strain says within fires where there’s a lot of debris on the ground, especially in areas of large acreage, don’t think that you’re out of danger when you don’t see flames emerging – you could have a rekindle.