A new report out ranked Louisiana’s job growth rate third fasted in the South for last year. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Those with library cards can now get a free day pass to any of Louisiana’s 21 state parks and 14 historic sites. There are a limited number of Check Out Louisiana passes and State Librarian Meg Placke (PLACK-ee) says each library system is deciding how they’ll be distributed.
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When Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, started last August, officials were anticipating that 75-thousand people would climb on board in the first year. We’re eight months in, and it has already welcomed its 100-thousandth passenger! Walt Leger, the president and CEO of New Orleans and Company, says it’s a milestone beyond anyone’s expectations.
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Two people have been arrested for killing a three-year-old four years ago. Baton Rouge Police have charged 22-year-old Jayden Davis and a juvenile for first degree murder in the killing of little Devin Page Jr., . His grandmother, Cathy Toliver, is overcome with emotion that justice is finally being served.