One of the final acts of the 118th Congress was approval of the Social Security Fairness Act, which will increase social security benefits for thousands of police, firefighters, teachers and other public sector workers and their spouses in Louisiana and across the country. Senator John Kenney was one of 76 senators who voted for it…
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The bill eliminates two statues that reduced payouts to many public sector workers.
Some encouraging job numbers for Louisiana. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the state added four-thousand non-farm jobs last month and more than 20-thousand non-farm jobs in the last year. Emily DiPalma with the Louisiana Workforce Commission says a few sectors led the way in job growth.
Unseasonably warm and wet weather is expected for Christmas week, with highs in the mid-70s and rain likely through Saturday. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says Christmas Eve and Christmas Day bring increased chances of showers and thunderstorms,
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But Keim says the chance for severe weather is low and the rain should arrive after midnight in St. James Parish, where they light bonfires along the Mississippi River every Christmas Eve.
The Saints will not be in the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year, but they still have three more regular season games left, starting with tonight’s matchup at Green Bay. Spencer Rattler will start at quarterback for the injured Derek Carr and the rookie wants to get off to a fast start…
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Kick off is at 7:15.