The Louisiana House believes the state legislature should have a say if a work mandate should be in place for food stamp recipients. Currently, the governor is allowed to seek a federal waiver of the work requirements for able-bodied, childless adults to receive food stamps. The bill’s author, Monroe Representative Jay Morris, says he knows jobs are hard to come by, but…
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After a 56-28 vote, the bill heads to the Senate.

The latest employment figures show the state’s unemployment rate went up slightly to six-point-one percent in the month of March. Louisiana Workforce Commission spokesperson Aaron Caffarel….
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Caffareal says the number of people employed in Louisiana grew by eight-thousand last month.

The band director at Westgate High School in New Iberia is facing charges after a mother of a 16-year-old child, alledgedly found him hiding in the girl’s closet. Lt. Colonel Bobby Webre, with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office, says the juvenile invited Jeremy Conner into the home and it’s unclear how the two met…
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Webre says Conner has been communicating with the juvenile since last year, and he admitting to sending her inappropriate texts.

This weekend it’s the Louisiana International Film Festival in Baton Rouge. Kelsey Grammer, who is known for his sitcom television character “Frazier” has a film during this four-day event called “Breaking the Bank.” Grammer says its an indictment on the investment bank system…
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For more information go to li-film-fest-dot-org.