Compliance could be a problem for businesses and vendors as new sales tax laws are now in effect. Jason Decuir, an attorney with Ryan’s tax service, says if vendors don’t collect the right amount of taxes, it will cause problems with the state trying to solve the budget deficit. He says this is difficult for some businesses, because many haven’t had to collect sales taxes on certain items before.

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Decuir says some businesses will find it difficult to collect the right amount of tax.

Seven Louisianans have died in crashes between cars and trains within the last three months. These tragedies have prompted the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to urge motorists to always obey alerts at railroad crossings. Spokesperson Mark Lambert says don’t get too close to the tracks when you’ve stopped.

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Monroe and Shreveport broke records for rainfall totals during the month on March. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says there are many bayous and rivers still at flood stage and the recent rainfall isn’t helping, but…

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Shreveport received 12.8 inches, and Monroe set a record with 24.4 inches of rain.

Police are searching for a man in the New Orleans area after a search warrant led to a gruesome discovery of human remains and animal bones in a Slidell home. Sgt. Daniel Seuzeneau with the Slidell Police Department says a makeshift altar was surrounded by ritualistic materials, candles, and blood. But he says they do not think the human bones are related to a homicide.

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With all the new sales tax laws going into effect today, compliance could be a problem. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Meanwhile, Amazon has informed Amazon Associates in Louisiana that it’s ending its relationship with them because of a law that now allows the Department of Revenue to collect internet sales tax on purchases. Amazon Associates have their own personal blogs or sites and provide links to Amazon products for consumers to purchase.

We are through three weeks of the regular legislative session and it’s been a slow start. The biggest piece of legislation so far has been the minimum wage bill clearing the Senate Labor Committee. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says legislators were burnt out after a tough special session.

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The regular session concludes June 6.

A bill to make it legal to park on the wrong side of the road in residential areas is headed to the Senate floor. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says currently it’s illegal to park in the opposite direction, but he believes the law was intended for highways only. Martiny says uniformly parked cars look nicer, but it isn’t the government’s place to make sure everything looks pretty.

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Seven Louisianans have died in crashes between cars and trains within the last three months. These tragedies have prompted the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to urge motorists to always obey alerts at railroad crossings. Spokesperson Mark Lambert says for the entire year of 2014, there were seven train related deaths so this increase is alarming…

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Lambert says train related crashes are tragic accidents that we see far too often.

Monroe and Shreveport broke records for rainfall totals during the month on March. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says much of this rain fell during the span of a few days.

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Businesses could have a hard time complying with the new sales tax laws that go into effect today. Jason Decuir, with Ryan’s tax service, says some businesses will find it difficult to collect the right amount of tax. He says Louisiana already has a sales tax system that ranks the worst in the country.

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Decuir says if vendors don’t collect the right amount of taxes, it will cause problems with the state trying to solve the budget deficit

Police are searching for a man in the New Orleans area after a search warrant led to a gruesome discovery of human remains and animal bones in a Slidell home. Sgt. Daniel Seuzeneau with the Slidell Police Department says 31-year-old Joshua Roques’ home contained ritualistic items unlike anything he’s ever seen.

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Compliance could be a problem for businesses and vendors as new sales tax laws go into effect today. That’s according to Jason Decuir, an attorney with Ryan’s tax service. Decuir says the numerous sales tax exemptions that have been temporarily removed are causing headaches for those who are in charge of collecting taxes.

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Decuir says some businesses will find it difficult to collect the right amount of tax.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to urge motorists to always obey alerts at railroad crossings, as seven Louisianans have died in crashes between cars and trains within the last three months. Spokesperson Mark Lambert says don’t get too close to the tracks when you’ve stopped.

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Both Monroe and Shreveport broke rainfall records in March. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service says it’ll be tough to beat the rainfall amounts north Louisiana saw during March 2016. He says we likely won’t see these levels again during our lifetime.

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Shreveport received 12.8 inches, and Monroe set a record with 24.4 inches of rain.

Police are searching for a man in the New Orleans area after a search warrant led to a gruesome discovery of human remains and animal bones in a Slidell home. Sgt. Daniel Seuzeneau with the Slidell Police Department says 31-year-old Joshua Roques may be trying to flee the state, as he is originally from California.

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With all the new sales tax laws going into effect today, compliance could be a problem. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Much of southeast Louisiana remains under a flash flood watch through tonight. Meanwhile, in north Louisiana, bayous and rivers are still very high. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service says dry weather is needed
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The search continues for a Slidell man who has fled his residence after human remains and animal bones were found inside his home. Slidell Police Sergeant Daniel Seuzeneau says they do not believe that the human bones found inside the house are related to a homicide…
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Seuzeneau says they are looking for Joshua Roques. He’s six-foot-six, driving a 2004 Infinity.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says there’s been a spike in the number of train-versus car fatal accidents. Spokesperson Mark Lamber says sometimes, motorists get impatient and drive around the railroad crossing arms…
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Lamber says there’s been seven train-versus car fatalities in the last three months.

Slidell police are searching for a wanted man after a search of his home found human remains and animal bones in a makeshift altar. Halen Doughty has more:
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The New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump met with leaders of the Republican National Committee to discuss his concerns over how delegates in states are distributed, particularly in Louisiana. Trump threatened via Twitter earlier this week that he would sue the state GOP since he won the primary, but could end up getting less delegates than rival Ted Cruz.

Every shopper in Louisiana, smokers and drinkers will be paying more for purchases today, as the new one cent sales tax increase goes into effect. Meanwhile, the online commerce site Amazon has informed members of its Amazon Associates program that because of the tax measures that began today, Louisiana residents would no longer be eligible to participate in a program that allows them to receive small fees for sending customers to specific products.

Seven Louisianans have died in crashes between cars and trains within the last three months. These tragedies have prompted the Highway Safety Commission to urge motorists to always obey alerts at railroad crossings. Spokesperson Mark Lambert says for the entire year of 2014, there were seven train related deaths so this increase is alarming…:
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He says crossing arms are there for a reason and you should never drive around them.

Police are searching for a man in the New Orleans area after a search warrant led to a gruesome discovery of human remains and animal bones in a Slidell home. Sgt. Daniel Seuzeneau with the Slidell Police Department says 31-year-old Joshua Roques’ (Rocks) residence contained ritualistic items unlike anything he’s ever seen…:
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He says they believe Roques maybe trying to flee the state, as he is originally from California.

A man from Harahan was killed on Airline Highway in Jefferson Parish last night after his motorcycle crashed, according to State Police. They say an investigation revealed 28-year-old Andres Semeraro (Seem-Eee-rah-oh) was speeding on a wet road when he lost control of the Kawasaki bike and slammed into a roadway sign.

Monroe and Shreveport broke records for rainfall totals during the month of March. Shreveport received 12.8 inches, which is the highest amount since 1945 and Monroe set a record with 24.4 inches of rain. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says much of this rain fell during the span of a few days…:
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He says it’s not likely these areas will receive these levels again in our lifetime.

A flash flood watch is in effect through this evening for most parishes in southeast Louisiana, as a strong line of thunderstorms moves through the area. They say hourly rainfall amounts could be between 1-2 inches which could quickly lead to localized flash flooding concerns.