Ground has been broken on the long awaited Jimmie Davis Bridge replacement project. Mel Bridges has more.
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15-hundred AT&T workers in Louisiana are on strike accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations. They are among the more than 17-thousand AT-and-T workers in nine states that have walked off the job. AT-and-T and the Communications Workers of America have been trying since June to reach a new labor agreement. AT-and-T denies the union’s accusations.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Ascension Parish have signed a memorandum of understanding to deal with pounds of red dust falling on homes and schools around the former L’Alumina aluminum plant in Sorrento. DEQ Secretary Aurelia Giacometto (Aw-real-ea Gee-ack-oh-met-oh) says the M-O-U basically says…
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The cleanup would cost 13 to 18 million. DEQ has 5.5 million from L’Alumina, and they’re in contact with the company to get more.

The 43rd annual Louisiana Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice gets underway today in Shreveport. Governors Board on Juvenile Justice Chair Vi-eve Korhs says This year’s agenda includes topics such as juvenile delinquency prevention, rehabilitation programs, and mental health support…
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