House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says get ready for threats from the governor because of the state’s budget situation. Michael Farrar has the story…
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state’s unemployment rate of five-point-two-percent is the lowest it’s been since August 2008. According to the August jobs report, the state has gained 24-thousand nonfarm jobs over the last year and added 34-hundred jobs in the last month.
An Alexandria Police officer has been booked into the Rapides Parish detention center on malfeasance and drug charges. State Trooper Scott Moreau says State Police received a tip last month regarding criminal activity involving 42-year-old Kenneth Thomas of Deville…
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Alexandria Police Chief Neal Bates says Officer Thomas has been placed on Administrative Leave.
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding Saturday’s SEC opener for LSU and Mississippi State. Kick-off in Starkville is at 6 PM. Director of Tourism for the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, Jennifer Prather, says fans wearing Purple and Gold started arriving on Thursday….
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Prather says they anticipate LSU and State fans will attend tonight’s Bulldog Bash in Starkville.