A bill to allow lawmakers to decide if food stamp recipients must work to receive federal assistance has been approved by the House. Monroe Rep. Jay Morris says this legislation is only giving lawmakers a say in the decision if food stamp recipients should be required to work, not deciding at this moment.
The bill passed 56 to 28 and now heads to the Senate.
The band director at Westgate High School has been arrested after he was found hiding in a 16-year-old girl’s closet. Lt. Col. Bobby Webre says the girl does not attend the school where Conner teaches, and it’s unclear how the two met.
Webre says Conner has been communicating with the juvenile since last year
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in Louisiana rose for a third month in a row. Spokesperson with the Louisiana Workforce Commission Aaron Caffarel says unfortunately the unemployment number in the oil and gas industry has ticked up to 6.1 percent, up from 5.9 percent in February.
Caddarel says they’re working hard to find new employment for the workers in that industry.
The 4th Annual Louisiana International Film Festival is underway in Baton Rouge, and Kelsey Grammer is making an appearance at the screening of his new film “Breaking the Bank”, which he says is about an investment bank takeover.:
You can get more information about the festival at lifilmfest.org.