Matt Doyle has some good news about this year’s crawfish crop…
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Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton is not seeking re-election, making his sixth term his last. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The IRS says tax returns are eight percent smaller on average so far this year, but Kevin Barnhart full story…
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LSU Ag Center Aquaculture Specialist Greg Lutz has some good news crawfish fanatics: this year’s crop is lookin pretty good. Despite some topsy-turvy weather lately, he says all the conditions are ripe for a solid, but not record setting year for size and supply.
Cut 4 (10) “…out there.”
Winter weather has rocked back and forth, but hasn’t been as brutally cold as last year. Lutz says we’re still likely a bit away from the ideal water temperatures for mud bug growth, but it’s likely not too far off.
Cut 5 (10) “…growing.
Lutz wants to remind folks that no matter how the season goes, and no matter what the price or availability is, don’t blame the trappers who bring the supply in every year, blame Mother Nature.
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Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton announces his sixth term as sheriff will be his last as he will not pursue re-election. Hilton, whose father also served as a sheriff, has grown up around the area, and says the decision to leave law enforcement was not an easy one.
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Hilton was elected sheriff in 1992, serving four terms before retiring. Then he came back out of retirement for two more terms. Hilton says he intends to stay retired this time.
Cut 8 (08) “…when I retired.”
Hilton says of all the accomplishments he’s achieved in law enforcement, he’d like for his dedication to school safety be the highlight of his legacy.
Cut 9 (10) “…be remembered for.″
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The IRS is reporting that tax returns are eight percent lower than they were in 2018, and that on average those who do get a return are nabbing about 170 dollars less than last year, before the 1.5 trillion dollar GOP tax reform went into effect. Wegmann Dazet Tax Manager Frank Holzenthal says the numbers indicate on a whole, most folks received a slight tax cut.
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The phenomenon has led many to believe that their total amount of taxes paid has gone up this year. Holzenthal says it’s likely because most of those people have seen small increases to their take home pay, and he advocates comparing this year’s tax liability line with last year’s for a better picture.
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A several polls run in the first half of last year indicated that a slim majority of Americans did not notice larger paychecks as a result of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.
That being said, Holzenthal cautions that even if you compare your total liability with last years, most people won’t notice a substantial difference as a result of the tax reform.
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River levels for the Mississippi are very high right now and they are forecast to continue to rise. President of the 5th Louisiana Levee District Reynold Minsky says as bad as it is, it could be much worse, but the future is highly dependent on the weather conditions in many areas of the river.
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Minsky says the levees in northeast Lousiana should be able to handle all of the water that’s put on them to a point.
Cut 14 (09) “…have to sandbag.”
Minsky says if there is any overtopping of the levee system, it’d likely take place in Tensas Parish.
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