The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that nonfarm employment has increased by 19,400 since October 2017 as the state has seen 13 consecutive months of job growth. L-W-C Secretary Ava Dejoie says the mining and logging sector is part of that job growth, with 2,100 jobs added since October 2017…
cut 8 (07) “….here in Louisiana”
Education and health services led the job gains with 46-hundred jobs since October 2017.

Will The lame duck session of Congress produce a new Farm Bill? US Representative Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish says he’s trying to get it done, but he doesn’t want to see a new Farm Bill approved without a work requirements for some food stamp recipients…
cut 12 (11) “…not for anybody”
The Senate has not supported a Farm Bill that includes work requirements for food stamp recipients.

A 19-year-old is gearing up for his first term on his local school board. Stanley Celestine Junior received 65-percent of the vote on November sixth for a seat on the Avoyelles Parish School Board. He’s also pursuing a bachelor’s in sociology through an online program at McNeese State. Celestine says he also works in the mental health field and owns his own consulting company for non-profits
Cut 15 (12) “…one big job.”
Celestine says he’s not sure where his future will take him, but he wants to have an impact in childrens lives.

The Saints won their ninth straight yesterday as they destroyed the Philadelphia Eagles 48-7. It was another MVP performance for Drew Brees who threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns. Brees says he’s feeling good…
cut 18 (14) “…doing my job”
New Orleans will now get ready to host the Falcons on Thanksgiving Night.