There were 30-thousand fewer people working in Louisiana last month compared to the previous November. That’s according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission who says depressed oil prices are the reason for the job losses.

There’s also bad news about the state’s budget situation. Jay Dardenne, who is the state’s next Commissioner of Administration, says after examing the state’s finances, the budget shortfall for this fiscal year is 750-million dollars and one-point-nine billion dollars next fiscal year. Dardenne says tax increases could be needed, but they’ve yet come up with a budget plan to propose to lawmakers…
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Dardenne says a drop in oil prices and a slump in collections from sales and corporate income taxes have caused the budget holes to become larger.

LSU needs a new defensive coordinator again. Kevin Steele is leaving the Tigers for the same job at Auburn.

An Independence Police Officer has been arrested for stealing money from non-English speaking men during traffic stops. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A Labadieville teenager is charged with negligent homicide in an accidental shooting death. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespak says 18-year-old Jamal Starks was playing with a gun when it went off, striking 17-year-old Dronald Washington in the head. Waguespack says it is now up to a grand jury to determine how they will move forward with this case…
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Waguespack says this is a prime example of why no one should ever play with guns.