During his final radio call-in monthly show “Ask the Governor”, John Bel Edwards says he’s tried to close the gender pay gap in Louisiana so women who are doing the same job as men are paid equally.
He says just about every state has seen fit to do better than the Bayou State by raising their minimum wage above the federal requirement of $7.25 an hour. The governor’s “farewell address,” will be held in Amite in January.
Term-limited State Representative Randal Gaines of LaPlace plans to enter the race to be the next chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Gaines says he recently shared a positive message with Edwards…
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He says he was recruited to run as many state and national officials reached out to him. Gaines seeks to replace the current Democratic Chair, Katie Bernhardt.
Louisiana is the first of 49 states in the nation to have its broadband grant proposal approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. State Broadband Office Director Veneeth Iyengar says the state’s plan stressed the importance of high-quality resilient infrastructure.
He says this will give the state first access to key resources to eliminate the digital divide.