District 1 Congressman and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise led colleagues in passing a bill requiring federal workers to return to the office. It’s dubbed the “SHOW UP Act”; an acronym for Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems. On the House floor, Scalise tells members the government should be held to the same standard as taxpayers…:
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The bill passed in the House, and it remains to be seen if the Senate will debate the bill.
A Hahnville man gets 8 years in prison for a July 4, 2020, boating accident that killed a woman. State Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman Adam Einck says 25-year-old Kevin Comardelle was found to be intoxicated while operating the boat. 36-year-old Audrey Higgins of Luling was killed in the collision.
Thirty-one-year-old Louis Foret of Morgan City has received a life sentence after admitting to fatally shooting a Thibodaux man multiple times two years ago. Lafourche Parish District Attorney spokesperson David Melancon says Foret entered the guilty plea as his trial was set to begin.
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He says Chance Benoit was the victim.
A 13-hundred dollar reward is being offered for the safe return of a 3-month-old Shar Pei puppy that was stolen Monday from a UNO student. Louisiana Humane Society Director Jeff Dorson says Scott Elston’s artwork and electronics were also stolen from the home, but his main concern is his puppy, Toby.
You’re asked to call the Humane Society if you have any information about the puppy.