LRN News | LRN PM Newscall July 23

Natchitoches Police announce the arrest of a woman connected to the burning death of a six-month-old child. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Sales tax holidays have been suspended as a result of the tax deal cut in the last special session. Jeff Palermo has more

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Edwards highlighted the threat to Louisiana’s shipping and agriculture sectors, but says it’s not just those two areas that could see a big hit from escalating tensions with China.

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The governor didn’t call for an end to American tariffs, or for the Administration to back away from their demands for a more equitable trade deal with the Asian power. He sympathizes with the effort, but says he just wants to see things wrapped up as quickly as possible.

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We’ll have one more day of oppressive heat then Louisiana gets a slight break from this record heat wave. State Climatologist Barry Keim says heat indices will be around 110-degrees today, but the wind will shift to the north after today

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The National Weather Service says the high temperature in Shreveport yesterday was 108-degrees, which is a record for Shreveport for any day in July. Keim says we’ll see temperatures close to 100-degrees this week, but the humidity level will drop after today…

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Keim says it will be hot today, but less humid air is on the way,…

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The state’s sales tax holidays have been suspended as a result of the tax deal cut in the last special session. The general sales tax holiday in August, hurricane preparedness holiday in May, and the “Second Amendment” tax holiday have been put on hold for the next seven years. Director of Special Projects at the Tax Foundation Nicole Kaeding says despite their popularity, the holidays don’t spur additional economic activity.

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With the average back to school shopping spree costing about 650 dollars, a 4.45 percent state sales tax break would amount to nearly 29 dollars saved.

Kaeding says research shows shoppers are actually getting less savings than they might think. She says for the few days that sales tax holidays are in effect, retailers increase the cost on items to cash in on the perceived savings.

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Kaeding says sales tax holidays are not the same as real sales tax reform, but having them around doesn’t really lead to a major dip in state revenue.

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The body of a Galliano man was found floating in Bayou Lafourche Sunday afternoon, bound in rope, with his bike on the dock that leads into the water. 69-year-old Terry Angelle was discovered floating in the water by a concerned citizen. Lafourche Parish Sherriff’s spokesperson Lt. Brennan Matherne says they are investigating it as a suspicious death.

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But Matherne cautioned that despite the rope ties, there is some evidence that the death may not have been the result of foul play.

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A local firefighter responded to the call, and jumped into the bayou in an attempt to save Angelle, only to discover the body was visibly decomposing. Matherne says the firefighter brought the body back to shore, and an autopsy is underway.

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