A third Confederate-era monument has been hauled away in New Orleans. Workers took down a statue of Confederate general P.G.T Beauregard as monument supporters with Confederate battle flags watched. The next statue set to be removed is Robert E Lee, which is the most recognizable of the four statues set for removal.

Governor John Bel Edwards has issues with a House approved bill that would require voter approval before a military monument can be removed…
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The Senate Labor committee approves a measure that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 per hour over the next two years. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter made the argument that cost of everything else is going up, but wages are not….
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A similar bill passed this panel last year, but it didn’t go much father in the legislative process.

Here’s a distrubing story in north Louisiana as a Homer teenager has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Yorkie. Claiborne Sheriff Ken Bailey says 17-year-old Carzavian Willis was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, which is a felony that carries a sentence up to 10 years…
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Bailey says they are not sure who owns the dog.