One lawmaker wants parents who are found guilty of murdering their own child to be eligible for the death penalty. Brooke Thorington has more

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An estimated 2500 jobs were gained in Louisiana from January to February. While certain industries, like hospitality and professional services, did better than others, there were across-the-board rises. Fiore says the gains in employment aren’t limited by region.

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Louisiana is closing in on reaching a 100-million dollar settlement on a class-action lawsuit that dates back to 1983 when 12-hundred home and business owners in Tangipahoa Parish sued the state over flooding caused by the construction of I-12. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne…

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The state already has 21-million dollars set aside to pay for the settlement and Dardenne says they need the Legislature to allocate 45-million dollars this year and another 35-million dollars next year to satisfy the settlement.

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It looks like state lawmakers will hold a session to override Governor John Bel Edwards’ rejection of the Congressional district map approved by the Republican-led Legislature last month. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford…

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It would take 70 votes in the House and 20 in the Senate to override the governor. Alford says there are 68 Republicans in the House and a couple of them have not committed to voting for the override.