A Southern Poverty Law Center report shows one third of all law enforcement agencies in Louisiana don’t have racial profiling policies. Matt Doyle has more.
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The LSU AgCenter has been awarded a five million dollar, five-year grant from the CDC to combat obesity in rural areas. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A new survey from OfficeTeam says 56 percent of U.S. workers’ typical lunch break lasts 30 minutes or less. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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Governor John Bel Edwards says his priority for the next legislative session is to get more money for public education and to secure a 1,000 dollar teacher pay raise. He made his intentions known for the next session during his monthly Ask the Governor Show. Edwards says it’s more than just teachers who deserve a raise.
This comes as teacher strikes in red states across the nation have found success in both securing pay raises and public school funding increases. Edwards says it’s the first step towards addressing the decade long teacher pay freeze.
After a titanic struggle for funds during the last session, many wonder just where Edwards plans on finding the money to pay for the ambitious spending increase, but he says the answer is straight forward…
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The Southern Poverty Law Center is sounding the alarm over a new report they conducted that shows more than one third of Louisiana law enforcement departments do not have policies that address racial profiling. Deputy Legal Director Lisa Graybill says it’s a troubling discovery that likely is leading to mistreatment of minorities by some police departments.
SPLC defines racial profiling as either unreasonable suspicion, when officers assume without evidence that a minority is committing a crime, and unequal enforcement, when officers are more likely to stop minorities for crimes than whites.
But she says it’s not necessarily being done out of malice. Greybill notes that after surveying law enforcement statewide, they discovered that many offices just weren’t familiar with what those policies were, and how they help lead to fair policing.
African Americans were 2.9 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites in Louisiana, despite similar usage rates nationwide.
She says their report noted that a disproportionate number of those offices were found in small rural parishes, whose access to resources are limited.
In 2016 black adults in Louisiana comprised 31 percent of the population, but accounted for 54 percent of arrests.
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The LSU AgCenter has been awarded a five million dollar, five-year grant from the CDC that will fund an ongoing program to improve health in rural Louisiana and expand it to more parishes. The grant will support an initiative called Healthy Access, Behaviors, and Communities, or Healthy ABCs. AgCenter Nutirition Specialist Denise Holston says the program has been active for about three years.
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Holston says among the techniques used to combat obesity are healthy check out aisles at grocery stores.
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Holston says overall the feedback on the program so far has been positive.
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A new survey from OfficeTeam says 56 percent of U.S. workers’ typical lunch break lasts 30 minutes or less. Recruiting Manager at Robert Half Finance and Accounting Carrie Lewis says the current break standards may have a negative effect on employees…
The survey shows that 29 percent of employees don’t stop working on their breaks.
Lewis says employers need to get staff out of the office…
Lewis says leaving the workplace creates ample opportunity for staff development…
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Many Louisiana Tech fans could be hoping LSU will have a let down performance on Saturday night when the Bulldogs face the Tigers in Death Valley. LSU is coming off a big road win and go into Saturday’s game as huge favorites. Tech Coach Skip Holtz says he’s not expecting an LSU let down
Holtz says this is a big game for his players, but he doesn’t want them to get caught up in all of the hype that comes with playing LSU…
Senior linebacker Dae’Von Washington of Alexandria says they are gearing up for a physical game…