Once again a proposal to raise the minimum wage has been rejected at the State Capitol. The Senate Labor Committee voted against a constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.25 an hour on January 1st. Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey says if you require businesses to raise wages, they’ll raise prices on consumers…:

CUT 12(11)      “…to live.”

The vote failed by a 4-to-1 vote.

Union Parish authorities are seeking a murder suspect, who escaped from a work release program after fatally stabbing a man this morning. Union Sheriff Dusty Gates says the alleged killer was on a prison work-release crew at Foster Farms in Farmerville…:

CUT 09  (10)        “…fled the scene.”

That victim was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. Gates says Causey is from Baton Rouge and is still at large. He could be headed for safe haven back home.

Deputies in Caddo Parish are investigating a reported suspicious parcel left at Northwood High in Shreveport. The bomb squad however found no such package. Another similar call came in to Green Oaks school but was also determined to be a hoax. Dozens of schools nationwide have received similar calls. Federal authorities are also looking into it.

Governor John Bel Edwards and state leaders rode on a passenger train from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, a concept talked about for a long time. Michelle Southern has more…:

CUT 01(31)      “…Michelle Southern.”