BATON ROUGE - State taxpayers who require more time to file their 2012 income taxes must submit their extension requests electronically. The Louisiana Department of Revenue implemented the requirement beginning with returns due in 2013. Filing extension requests must be submitted no later than the tax filing deadline. 2012 Louisiana... more »
BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal talked about his plan to cut state income taxes Thursday, but didn't elaborate on specific details.
Jindal plans to have a proposal ready for the upcoming annual meeting of lawmakers in Louisiana.
He said while there is no concrete plan yet, he has... more »
BATON ROUGE- The deadline for Louisiana residents to file their 2010 state income tax returns is Monday. The Louisiana Department of Revenue says the filing date is normally by May 15, but that date falls on a Sunday this year. So the deadline has been extended to the next business... more »
Baton Rouge City Court is seizing state tax refunds from people who owe on the city's estimated 102,000 outstanding tickets.
Last year, the city cleared over $225,000 worth of unpaid tickets owed to the City of Baton Rouge.
"It's been very successful," Clerk of Court Lon Norris said.... more »
ERWINVILLE- Authorities from multiple agencies are assisting in the search for a person who took Baton Rouge Police on a chase down I-10 late Friday... more »
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries. The Metro-North Railroad... more »