The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the job outlook in the state is giving us a lot to celebrate this Labor Day. LWC Executive Director Curt Eysink says more than 2 million Louisianians are working today, which is an all time high…

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He says private sector job growth has increased every month for about the last four years.

You probably didn’t find any real bargains on burgers and steak for your Labor Day cookout. Increased beef prices are due to a shortage of cows in the country. LSU AgCenter Extension Economist Ross Pruitt says more price increases are on the horizon…

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He says beef production is almost six percent lower than this time last year.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the enforcement of a new abortion law requiring abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The judge says an injunction hearing date will be set within 30 days and the law can still go into effect, but officials cannot penalize doctors or clinics while the challenge is heard.

As we approach the halfway point in this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season, there have been only three named storms, none of which have threatened the Gulf Coast. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the reasons for the reduction in the number of hurricanes are surface temperatures being below normal and wind shear is running pretty high…

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Keim thinks four, maybe five, storms may form during the remainder of the season.