SUMMARY: A dense fog advisory is in effect for early Tuesday morning, particularly between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., reducing visibility to less than an eighth of a mile. Temperatures are in the 60s tonight, with clear skies and a mild evening. A cold front will bring cooler, breezy conditions tomorrow, with highs in the low 70s and temperatures dropping into the 50s by evening. New Year’s Eve will be chilly, with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s at midnight. A cold snap is expected in the coming days, with colder weather through Friday and into the weekend, along with some rain chances.

Colder days ahead to kick off 2025 later this week.

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SUMMARY: The Louisiana motor fuels underground storage tank trust fund’s financial statements showed accounting issues during a recent audit by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office. The audit revealed that a liability exceeding $173.2 million, identified in a March 2024 report for participating sites, was not reflected due to cash basis accounting practices. This fund, established in response to the 1984 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, is financed through fees from tank owners and is used for site remediation. Despite the accounting discrepancies, the auditor maintained that the financial statements fairly represented the fund’s position according to cash accounting principles.

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SUMMARY: In 2024, Louisiana enacted numerous crime and tax reform bills under Governor Jeff Landry’s conservative agenda. A significant focus was on juvenile justice, introducing harsher penalties: 17-year-olds can now be tried as adults, with stricter consequences for repeat juvenile offenders and public access to juvenile records. Other notable laws include life sentences for trafficking minors and enhanced penalties for drug distribution aimed at children. In tax reform, the state income tax rate was reduced to a flat 3% for those earning over $12,500, accompanied by a sales tax hike to 5%. Additional changes involved an increased tax exemption for seniors and corporate tax reductions.

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