There’s mixed news for the workers of Louisiana on this Labor Day. The Louisiana Budget Project found that employee wages in the state are up with a median of $15.63 an hour. That’s a 39-cent increase from 2012-2014. L-B-P Director Jan Moller says that’s the good, but there is some bad…:
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He believes we’re not doing nearly enough to improve the lives of workers across the state.

So the LSU game didn’t happen Saturday night. The lightning delays kept coming at Tiger Stadium and it was decided to cancel the game just after 10:30pm. LSU is now getting ready for Mississippi State, without the benefit of having a full game under their belt. But Coach Les Miles says the Tigers will be ready for the Bulldogs…:
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LSU says refund information will be announced by Wednesday.

Qualifying starts tomorrow and in our final gubernatorial Q&A we asked candidates ways they feel the staggering STD rate in Louisiana could be improved. Republican Jay Dardenne says the numbers are highest in the bigger cities which he attributes to increased risk for human trafficking which is a problem that needs to be addressed…:
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Democrat Jon Bel Edwards says healthcare access is crucial to reducing the rate of HIV, AIDS and STDs..:
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The primary is October 24th.

Feral hogs continue to be a major problem in Louisiana and cost farmers around 74 million dollars in damage in 2013. LSU AgCenter Economist Shaun Tanger says this problem isn’t going away…:
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The LSU AgCenter estimates Louisiana’s feral hog population at a half-million.