Governor Edwards says giving public school teachers a pay raise will be a top priority when lawmakers convene for the 2019 regular session in April. Edwards says it’s been a decade since educators saw an increase in pay…
cut 5 (12) “….in half”
Edwards is proposing a $1,000 pay raise for teachers.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is sounding the alarm over a new report that shows more than one third of Louisiana law enforcement agencies do not have policies that address racial profiling. Deputy Legal Director Lisa Graybill says it’s a troubling discovery.
Cut 7 (11) “…over policing.”

A new survey from OfficeTeam says 56 percent of U.S. workers’ typical lunch break lasts 30 minutes or less. Workplace expert Carrie Lewis says a short lunch break may have a negative effect on employees…
Cut 13 (08) “be enough”
Lewis says 29-percent of the respondents also admit to working during their lunch breaks.

The LSU AgCenter receives a five-million dollar grant to grow a rural obesity program. The Healthy A-B-Cs initiative began its work in 2015 in Madison, Tensas and St. Helena parishes and it’s responsible for establishing farmer markets, promoting physical activity at schools and providing accessible places for physical activity. AgCenter Nutrition Specialist Denise Holston says the overall feedback of the program has been positive…
cut 12 (07) “..affordable as well”
Holston says with this new grant money, they will be able to expand the program into Assumption, Claiborne, East Carroll and Morehouse parishes.