The issue over whether or not Syrian refugees should be allowed to resettle in Louisiana is hitting the governor’s race. Republican David Vitter accuses Democrat John Bel Edwards of working with the President to bring people escaping the civil war in Syria to the US. Recent polls show Edwards with a double digit lead over Vitter and UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says this issue may tinker with those numbers a bit…:
CUT 15 (10) “It’s unclear”
Edwards claims Vitter has missed votes in Congress that dealt with this issue.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue says they are suspending the 2015 Tax Amnesty Program until December 1st. They say there was a mistake with the information included in some of the amnesty invitation letters so they decided to stop the period until the letters can be corrected.

Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey has banned the Confederate battle flag from their annual Christmas Parade. There are some who say that the flag represents hatred and a time when really bad decisions were made. But Dakota Scoggins is selling Confederate battle flag t-shirts at his shop and says Posey’s decision is hypocritical…:
CUT 9 (08) “like that”
The Sons of Confederate Veterans have decided not to ride in the parade for the first time in over two decades.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Louisiana ranked number two nationally for worker safety in 2014. They survey showed Louisiana improved to 2 incidents per 100 full time workers. The national average is 3.2. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eyesink credits business and industry in the state as well as their employees…:
CUT 3 (09) “number of years”