It was a narrow vote in the state Senate, but the equal pay bill is on its way to the House. New Orleans Senator Ed Murray’s legislation would help close the Louisiana gender pay gap, which according to recent Census data, is the largest in the nation. But not everyone is buying into that…
CUT 5 (08) Q: ‘a real problem’
That’s Metarie Senator Conrad Appel.

A compromise bill about Common Core has passed the House Education Committee. The plan authored by Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann (guy-muhn) calls for BESE to approve new education standards in March, but the next governor will have the authority to reject them. Some members of the community were there to testify about their concerns about the plan…
CUT 12 (08) Q: ‘initiative”
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A new permit has been issued to drill near the site of the BP well blowout disaster. LLOG (Log) Exploration Offshore’ permit was approved by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Tulane Energy Institute Professor Eric Smith says he believes the company will do a good job…
CUT 9 (09) Q: ‘except for BP”

Governor Bobby Jindal’s approval rating in Louisiana is at an all time low according to a new survey. Bernie Pinsonat conducts the Southern Media and Opinion Resarch Poll. He says they found Jindal got a 31.8% positive job performance rating from likely Louisiana voters…:
cut 13 (08) “more Republican”
Pinsonat says that rating is lower that President Barack Obama.