WalletHub is out with its rankings of the best and worst states for working mothers. Andrew Greenstein reports to find Louisiana on the list, look to the very bottom.
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Public discussion is underway on drawing up a new Congressional District map. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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We’ll see multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms this Mother’s Day weekend as a weak front has stalled near the coast and it’s interacting with a very moist air mass. LSU Health climatologist Barry Keim says multiple inches of rain is possible…
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Keim says the threat of severe weather is low…
Keim says there is a chance for high winds, hail and we can’t rule out the possibility of a tornado. He says excessive rainfall is possible in southeast Louisiana, the rest of the state will be dodging rain drops…
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The rain will be out of the state on Monday.
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When it comes to being a state that’s friendly to working moms, Louisiana has its work cut out for it. A new study by WalletHub ranks Louisiana dead last for working mothers. Analyst Chip Lupo says the study ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions
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In the other two key dimensions, Louisiana ranked 50th in child care and 40th in work-life balance. Lupo says the gender pay gap is one thing that really stands out in this study.
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Lupo says in order for Louisiana to dig out of the basement in these rankings, it’s going to need to create a business climate that’s better for work overall, using Florida as an example.
The best state for working moms – Connecticut. In fact, five of the six New England states took five of the six top spots in the rankings.
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Two people connected with last month’s mass shooting in Shreveport where a gunman killed eight children has been indicted by a federal grand jury. U-S Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Zachary Keller, says one of men indicted is Charles Ford. It’s believed the gun Shamar Elkins used on April 19th belonged to Ford…
Ford was indicted on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements to federal agents because he allegedly lied to investigators during questioning.
Michael Mayence has also been indicted. Elkins drove to Mayence home in Bossier City after killing eight children—including seven of his own. Keller says Mayence was also in possession of guns while being subject to a domestic violence injunction…
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ATF Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson says Mayence is an Iraq War veteran and former Louisiana National Guard member who knew Elkins for years…
The funeral of the eight children will be held Saturday.
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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a lengthy and sometimes contentious meeting on Friday over proposed Congressional maps to replace the current one struck down by the U-S Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court called it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis urged the panel to approve another Congressional map that has two majority Black Districts, one in the Baton Rouge area and the other in New Orleans…
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Four past and present Black Louisiana Congressman testified in support of a map with two majority minority districts. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says it’s simple math, one third of the state is black, therefore Blacks should represent one-third of Louisiana’s House delegation…
But the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee is also considering map proposals with just one majority minority district or zero. West Monroe Senator Jay Morris is the author of these proposals and was questioned on how he can support a map where districts are set up so a Republican can represent every district…
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Morris says the U-S Supreme Court decision said race can not be the primary factor in drawing up political boundaries, but partisan politics can be used…
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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will vote on map proposals at its next meeting on Wednesday.