Tax filing deadline approaches

BATON ROUGE - Millions of taxpayers are expected to file for their tax returns or ask for a six-month extension on Monday.The deadline was extended from Friday, April 15 to Monday, April 18th because Emancipation Day was observed in the District of Columbia. The D.C. legal holiday commemorated the President Abraham Lincoln's signing the Emancipation Act that freed slaved in the area.Residents in flood-affected areas are eligible for filing extensions. That includes residents in Livingston, Ascen