The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a lengthy and sometimes contentious meeting on Friday over proposed Congressional maps to replace the current one struck down by the U-S Supreme Court for being a racial gerrymander. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis urged the panel to approve another Congressional map that has two majority Black Districts, one in the Baton Rouge area and the other in New Orleans…
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The funeral remembering the eight children shot in the domestic shooting in Shreveport last month is being held at Summer Grove Baptist Church today. Two more individuals connected to the shooting were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday. U-S Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Zachary Keller, says one of the men indicted is Charles Ford. It’s believed the gun Shamar Elkins used on April 19th belonged to Ford…
The rain will continue to pour throughout Mother’s Day weekend as a weak front has stalled near the coast and is interacting with a very moist air mass. LSU Health climatologist Barry Keim says multiple inches of rain could make its way across the state…
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While Keim says severe storms aren’t too much of a concern high winds, hail and tornadoes are possible.
A WalletHub study ranking states by their friendliness to working moms place Louisiana dead last. Louisiana ranked 50th in professional opportunities and child care and 40th in work-life balance. Analyst Chip Lupo says the gender pay gap is one thing that really stands out in this study.
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The boot also ranked 43rd in female unemployment rate.