As the state Legislature convenes for a fiscal session…a bill set for debate would give members of the House and Senate hefty pay raises. Right now the base is $16,800 plus $161.00-a-day per diem and $500.00-a-month in discretionary income. That’s a little north of $36-thousand. Gretna Rep. Joe Marino says that’s too law, and only the wealthy or self-employed can afford to hold the seats in the Legislature…:

CUT 04(12)      “…without opposition.”

Marino’s bill would raise that base to about $60-k.

State Police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting at a Lafayette nightclub Sunday evening. Trooper Thomas Gossen says shortly before 11 PM Lafayette Police responded to a shots fired call, in which an off-duty officer working a security detail at the club…:

CUT 12(07)      “…his injuries.”

The names of the victim and the officer involved have not been released.

More Louisianans consider themselves pro-choice than pro-life, that’s according to a poll conducted last week…:

CUT 02(35)      “…Thorington.”

Governor John Bel Edwards says he will once again push for a raise in the state’s minimum wage, plus equal pay for men and women who do the same work. He urges lawmakers to vote for equal pay, NOT because it’s the right thing to do, but because voters want them to.