New data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows The Bayou State’s unemployment rate at 5.5-percent, which is a three year low. The June employment report also shows nonfarm jobs increased by nearly 21-thousand over the last 12 months. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie says three industry sectors also reached all-time highs in employment.
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The Old Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge will close today at 8 p.m. so crews can repair the railroad track there. Rodney Mallet with state Department of Transportation says drivers can use LA 1 or LA 415 as alternate routes. He says motorists should expect some delays, but DOTD is doing what they can to alert drivers of the closure.
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US 190 will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday.

Mentally ill inmates at the David Wade Correctional Center in Homer claim they were forced to bark like dogs for food. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Two Shreveport business owners have been arrested in connection to a multi-state human trafficking investigation, according to State Police. After receiving a call from Missouri State Police alerting authorities, the owners the Palm Massage were arrested after police found evidence indicating that Chinese women were trafficked from the east coast to Louisiana and forced to work.