The Louisiana Senate is poised to make an unprecedented financial commitment to improving the state’s infrastructure…
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has canceled its annual conference scheduled to take place in New Orleans in April 2023 because of the Louisiana Legislature’s anti-abortion views. Four-thousand people attended the conference in San Diego last month. The group says it will hold its annual conference in a state whose legislative climate is consistent with its values.

The House Civil Law Committee approves a bill that would ban hair discrimination. The legislation is to prohibit employers from not hiring or firing a person based on a natural, protective or cultural hairstyle, which would include afros, locs, braids, and other styles. New Orleans Representative Candace Newell says it’s not just Blacks who could be victims of hair discrimination…
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The bill heads to the House floor for more discussion.

The consumer price index for April rose to eight-point-three percent, another 40 year high. Economist Loren Scott says the inflation rate has hovered around the 8% mark for a few months and it’s tough for those on fixed incomes….
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