Louisiana’s Jewish community is speaking out against using lethal gas as a method to execute death row inmates. The group Jews Against Gassing is holding a news conference this morning to call on the state not to use nitrogen hypoxia. Sara Lewis, the chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council, says it harkens back to an ugly time in world history.

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Execution dates have been set for next month for two death row inmates and lethal gas could be used to put them to death.

Louisiana has had an outmigration problem since the 1980s and the Data Center, a nonprofit that looks at New Orleans demographics, says part of the problem is that the state has focused most of its job creation efforts on the oil and gas industry and tourism…

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That’s Allison Plyer with the Data Center. She says the devastating hurricanes that has hit the state over the years is also not helping.

Egg prices have been soaring, so would it be cheaper to raise your own chicken laying eggs? Sean Richardson reports its more costly than you think…

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Get ready for more cold temperatures. Wind chills Wednesday night will be in the single digits for some parts of the state and lows will get below freezing for most of the state Thursday morning. There’s also the possibility of light freezing rain and sleet for extreme north Louisiana tomorrow night.