Winnsboro Police Lieutenant Terrance Pleasant is accused of soliciting sexual favors and money to a woman who was involved in a two-vehicle crash. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says the woman who received the offer told the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office
Reichardt says they investigated the case for several weeks and then last night 47-year-old Pleasant was booked into the Franklin Parish Jail…
The list of candidates to become the next president at LSU is narrowed down to eight from twenty-three applicants. Governor John Bel Edwards says the ideal candidate needs to have the qualities to oversee not just the Baton Rouge campus but also serve as Chancellor of the A & M system.
The Senate Labor Committee has approved a measure on a three to two vote that would raise the minimum wage in Louisiana to 15-dollars an hour. It faces opposition from business groups. Jim Patterson with LABI says studies show that raising the minimum wage is actually not good for low-wage earners…
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The bill is not expected to make it through the legislative process.
US Drug Test Centers CEO Dr. Jonathan Baktari says the fiscal impact of the legalization of marijuana is moderately impactful. Most moderately sized states generated an extra 100 to 400 million dollars a year in revenue.