A 14-year-old girl is shot and killed in Hammond. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A scary moment occurred in a Baton Rouge classroom today as a gun went off at Istrouma High School. No injuries reported as the East Baton Rouge school system says the gun was accidentally discharged and the bullet went through the ceiling. Local TV stations report the student has been detained.
A New Orleans-area lawmaker has offered up a proposed constitutional amendment for the upcoming legislative session that would place a lifetime limit of two terms on a person who has served as governor. St. Bernard Parish Republican Michael Bayham’s legislation would mean that former governors Bobby Jindal and John Bel Edwards could not serve as governor again.
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Bayham says Louisiana should not have to “recycle” its governors.
The debate over whether the state should raise the minimum wage which has stood at $7.25 since 2009 will also occur in the upcoming session. State Representative Delisha Boyd says with no increases to the minimum wage in almost 17 years, some people can no longer afford to live in the state, especially in her New Orleans district.
Pro business groups argue a higher minimum wage will lead to job losses and higher costs for consumers.