Louisiana has seen 14 months straight of year to year jobs gains. Jeff Palermo has more.
Police are hunting for the shooter in an Amite bar shooting that left a 50-year-old dead last night. The shooting occurred around midnight, and authorities are warning the public that the suspect is currently armed and dangerous, and unaccounted for. In another incident, a 10 year-old-boy and a 45-year-old woman were murdered just up the road in Independence over night as well. A suspect is still being sought.
The Trump Administration is proposing a food stamp rule change that would limit state’s abilities to claim economic hardship waivers that allow recipients to stay on the program even if they don’t meet the 20 hour a week work requirements. Anti-Hunger Advocate Danny Mintz says many of those who receive the waiver likely work jobs that don’t have the substantial paper-trial necessary to get federal benefits.
Authorities say an 18-year-old man was shot to death, following his attempt to rob two LSU football players in the Scotlandville area of Baton Rouge. The incident happened just after noon on Saturday after a Craigslist deal went south. McKneely says that anyone who finds themselves in a position to conduction transactions in person of items listed on the internet, try to meet with people at safe transaction zones at police precincts parking lots.