Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton’s bill that would provide equal pay for women is set for a hearing today in the House Labor Committee. Scott Carwile reports…
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The House Criminal Justice Committee advanced the so-called revenge porn bill Tuesday without objection. Michelle Southern reports..:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested a teacher from Christian Life Academy for allegedly having sex with a student two years ago. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton’s bill that that would provide equal pay for women gets a hearing today in the House Labor Committee. Norton says this bill is necessary since the number of single parent households are on the rise. She says this measure would help these women provide for their families…
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Some critics of Norton’s legislation say that this measure would duplicate existing federal law. Norton says laws regarding equal pay for women may be on the books, but they are not being enforced…
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Norton filed similar legislation last year that failed to pass. According to recent Census data, Louisiana women are paid about two-thirds of what men are paid, the largest gender pay gap in the nation. Norton says she’ll fight for as long as it takes to ensure equal pay for women in Louisiana…
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The House Criminal Justice Committee advanced the so-called revenge porn bill Tuesday without objection. The legislation by Kenner Representative Julie Stokes would make it illegal for someone 17 and older to share a sexual picture of a person without their consent, usually online. She says the measure would make it a crime to cause someone harm or emotional distress in this manner…:
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HB 489 now heads to the full House for further consideration. Stokes says there are already laws about this for minors but she thinks something needs to be put in place for young adults…:
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The offense would be punishable up to a $10,000 fine and/or two years in prison. Stokes says because technology has enabled most young adults to have phones on them with cameras all the time, this form of harassment has become a common problem…:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested a teacher from Christian Life Academy for allegedly having sex with a student two years ago. Spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks says they received the complaint from the mother of the victim…:
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Hicks says when they brought 27-year-old Amber Anderson in for questioning, she admitted to the relationship and was booked with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. She says the mother did not know what the teacher was doing with her son at the time…:
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Hicks says it’s always a shame when they have to work crimes that involve juveniles…:
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Smoking is no longer permitted in bars, casinos and most public places in New Orleans as the Big Easy’s new smoke free ordinance went into effect at midnight. Founding Dean of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, Doctor Elizabeth Fontham (FON-them), says it should have a positive effect on tourism
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Doctor Fontham led the largest and most comprehensive study that looked at women, who never smoked, but had lung cancer. She says the study found that long-term exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke could increase a women’s risk of lung cancer as high as 86-percent
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Fontham is a Crowley native and she’s pleased to see the Lafayette city-parish council will consider an ordinance on May fifth to ban smoking in bars and clubs there
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The Saints 2015 schedule is out and New Orleans will open the season at Arizona on September 13th and then host Tampa on September 20th in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the schedule gets really tough when New Orleans hosts Dallas in a Sunday night game on October 4th…
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The Saints will play three primetime games this year, they’ve played more in previous seasons. But Detillier says that’s still a good number considering the team went 7 and 9 last year…
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Detillier says the final month of the season shapes up well for the Saints. They have home games against the Lions and Jaguars and visit Tampa and finish the season at Atlanta. He says that should allow New Orleans to make a strong playoff push…
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