It’s been almost ten years since oil and gas jobs have declined this much in state, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Mining and logging jobs, where many oil and gas jobs are classified, fell by another 300 last month, bringing the total number of jobs lost this year to 6,000.
CUT 10 (10) Q: ‘part of the country’ (2x)
That’s Eric Smith, Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute.

A report from the C-D-C shows that more teen-aged girls are using the “morning after” pill. The suruvey shows one in five use it now, as opposed to ten years ago, where it was 1 in 12. Dr. Valerie Williams,with the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans is hopeful this pill will help, since the teen pregnany rate is so high in the state…
CUT 13 (09) Q”other countries”
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By a 3-2 vote, he Hammond City Council has voted down the law to allow establishments – that ONLY serve alcohol – to open on Sundays. During a meeting last night, Todd Delaune, owner of Red, White and Brew on Hammond’s Main Street spoke in favor of the proposal, saying that bars actually do a better job of policing the sale of alcohol better other establishments that offer liquor and beer 7 days a week such as restaurants and gas stations…:
CUT 5 (12) “age of 21″

A Shreveport man is facing charges after he allegedly brought a concealed handgun into a military recruiting station in West Shreveport yesterday afternoon. Forty-eight year old David Quinn was taken into custody for questioning by Shreveport Police. The primary investigation showed that the gun was not loaded, but he did not have the proper concealed weapon documentation.