Business leaders in Louisiana are coming together to support the passage of a higher gas tax. Baton Rouge Area Chamber President Adam Knapp says BUILD IT will back proposals to increase the state’s gasoline tax to fund highway construction…:
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Build It stands for Businesses United for Improving Louisiana’s Development by Investing in Transportation.

Governor John Bel Edwards is once again asking lawmakers to increase the state’s minimum wage and guarantee equal pay for equal work. Both measures failed in last year’s session. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says raising the minimum wage is never easy…:
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Some say the equal pay bill has even less of a chance at passing than raising the minimum wage.

The Louisiana State Police Academy graduates 46 men and women today who are now full-fledged State Troopers. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Rough job news in Ruston. LifeCare Specialty Hospital of North Louisiana is closing its doors and all employees laid off by June. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the closure will affect all 167 employees and the first employees will be released April 15th. LWC’s Rapid Response team is in the process of scheduling re-employment workshops.