Governor John Bel Edwards has issues with a House approved bill that would require a vote to remove a military monument. Emelie Gunn has more:
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Workers struggled for hours early this morning to remove the statue of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in New Orleans. It’s the third Confederate era monument out of four slated for removal in an effort started by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. He says the city should be defined by the future and not the past. Only the statue of Robert E Lee remains.

An agreement has been reached on a criminal justice reform package that seeks to lower the state’s highest-in-the nation incarceration rate. Louisiana District Attorneys Association Executive Director Pete Adams says they support the legislation, because it gives judges alternatives to prison for non-violent offenders…:
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The state senate approved major provisions of the reform package on Tuesday.

New Orleans Senator Troy Carter hopes legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage will get more support this year than in years past. Today, the Senate Labor Committee takes up Carter’s bill, which would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour over two years…:
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Opponents say an increase like this would hurt small business.