Vice President Mike Pence says he’s inspired by the faith that continues to be shown in St. Landry Parish where three historically black churches were burned down by a suspected arsonist. Pence made his comments Friday afternoon in the front of the ruins of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas.
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The son of a sheriff’s deputy, 21-year-old Holden Matthews, has been charged.

South central Louisiana is under a thunderstorm watch until 10:00 this morning as it’s a stormy Saturday for much of Louisiana. Entergy reprots over seven thousand customers are without power in Hammond. And there are reports of a possible tornado that touched down in St. Bernard Parish. At least Sunday looks dry with highs in the low to mid 80s.

Legislation that would require Louisiana businesses to provide employees with paid leave to deal with family or medical issues cleared its first legislative hurdle, but not without some opposition. Bossier City Senator Barrow Peacock says businesses could be left paying higher taxes, if there’s not enough money to cover all the requests for paid family leave
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The measure heads to Senate Finance, because it requires a small payroll tax paid by both the employee and employer.

Employees of the Times-Picayune and it’s online service, Nola.com, have been given a 60-day layoff notice as a result of the Advocate purchasing the longtime New Orleans paper. Some say it’s a sign of an increasingly unfriendly job market for print reporters, but veteran journalist Len Apcar of the LSU Manship School is optimistic.
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