The stripper age requirement bill advanced with significant amendments out of a Senate committee today. The changes reverted the age limit to work as an exotic dancer back to 18 instead of 21, but requirements were added that would mean strip clubs have to train how to spot human trafficking. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell offered the change and said he and Johns are on the same page with the intent of this bill…:
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The amendment on the human trafficking training also says that failure to comply would result in revocation of beverage license.

Governing magazine’s analysis of federal data finds Louisiana’s median hourly wage fell by 0.5 percent to $15.43 last year. LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott says the state has lost a lot of high paying jobs in the oil and gas industry since 2015, so it’s not really a surprise…:
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A measure to end corporal punishment in public schools gets swatted down by the full House. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Former LSU and NBA star Shaqullie O’Neal has told an Atlanta TV channel he plans to run for sheriff in 2020 in either Florida or Georgia.