A new rule from the White House will go into effect on December 1 and would force employers to pay workers overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week and make less than about $47-thousand a year. LSU Economist Stephen Barnes says employees will be affected in a many ways depending on their pay scale and work load.
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The governor has signed two pro-life bills into law, one measure requires doctors performing abortions to be board certified and the second increases the wait time for a woman to receive an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. Louisiana Right to Life Legislative Director Deanna Wallace says this is a victory for women in the state and is thankful Governor John Bel Edwards signed these two bills into law.
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Governor John Bel Edwards’ daughter Samantha is getting married tomorrow to Jonathan Ricau. The wedding ceremony will be held in Amite at St. Helena Catholic Church and the reception is later at the Governor’s Mansion. Edwards says everything is going as planned and Samantha is very excited.
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Samantha is the oldest daughter of the governor and First Lady Donna.

Police say someone wrecked a stolen 18-wheeler in Caddo parish early this morning. Caddo Parish Sheriff Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says a call came in around 6 am from someone saying an 18-wheeler had flipped over on I-49 North at Louisiana Highway Two.
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Chadwick says the big rig was stolen from a truck stop in Texarkana, Arkansas, just before the crash, and the theft is under investigation.