The Advocacy Center has filed a lawsuit against the David Wade Correctional center in Homer after inmates claimed they were forced to bark like dogs for food. Attorney Katie Schwartzmann with the McArthur Justice Center says it’s the Advocacy Center’s job to investigate allegations of abuse, but prison officials won’t let them in.
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The Department of Corrections has not issued a comment on the suit.
The US has reached an agreement that will allow Louisiana to export rice to China. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says it took so long for the trade agreement to be finalized because of safety protocols.
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Over 2-thousand soldiers from Fort Polk are deploying to Iraq this fall to handle antiterrorism operations. Base Spokesperson Kim Reischling says members of the 3rdBrigade Combat Team have spent the last year training.
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She says 60-percent of the unit will be deployed to Iraq.
Louisiana’s unemployment rate is at a three-year low. According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, in June the state law the largest over-the-month job gains since 2010.
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