News roundup: Monday deadline for state income taxes … Oprah forces Bulls to shift playoff game

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Last chance weekend: The deadline to file an individual Louisiana state income tax return is Monday. Officials with the Louisiana Department of Revenue are encouraging people to file electronically through Louisiana File Online. Anyone who needs a filing extension needs to submit the request by Monday. Click here to fill out a request.

Team will play Sunday, instead of Tuesday: The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat are starting their NBA playoff series two days early because of a scheduling conflict with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. The series was set to start Tuesday night in Chicago. But Winfrey is taping the much-hyped farewell episode of her daytime talk show Tuesday in the United Center, where the Bulls play basketball. According to ESPN Radio, the teams wanted to play Monday night, but were told that Winfrey’s crews needed the arena a day early to set up for her show.

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