Latest job numbers show that more Louisiana residents are employed than ever before. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, just over two-million people were employed last month, an increase of 47-thousand from the previous April. Executive Director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Ava Dejoie, says certain sectors of Louisiana’s economy continue to do well
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Dejoie says education and health services added 78-hundred jobs for the year, while leisure and hospitality gained 67-hundred jobs.

Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta purchased Lake Charles-based Waitr and the founder of the online restaurant delivery service, Chris Meaux, believes the extra capital will lead to an enhanced customer service experience….
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Waitr currently serves all of the major metro areas in Louisiana and in communities as far away as South Carolina.

The regular session is expected to end today, with a special session set for next week. Matt Doyle looks at some of the legislative accomplishments of the spring.
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A bill that restores voting rights for some Louisiana felons has received final passage. The legislation is expected to give thousands of convicted felons who are still on probation and parole the ability to vote. Those eligible to take advantage of this law that’s expected to be signed by the governor must be out of prison for at least five years.