Every year he’s been in office, Governor John Bel Edwards has urged legislators to set a minimum wage higher than the federal rate of $7.25 an hour. Edwards has been unsuccessful so far, but he’ll again push legislators to do pass a higher minimum wage bill this year. The governor has also put 33-million dollars in his proposed budget to fund a minimum wage increase for some 47-hundred state workers
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LSU Health New Orleans reports a majority of their post-op total knee replacement patients recovered just as well with Tylenol and anti-inflammatory medications versus opioids to control pain. Professor of Orthopedics Dr. Vinod Dasa (Va-node Dose-ah)…
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Festival International de Louisiane announces its 2023 musical lineup. Teiko Foxx has more on this big music festival in a couple of months…
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Another warm day today, but there’s an enhanced risk for severe weather for most of the state on Thursday.