The Iberia Parish School system says the employment status of its band director at Westgate High School is very much uncertain at this time after he was found hiding in a 16-year-old girl’s closet. Lt. Col. Bobby Webre with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Jeremy Conner of Baton Rouge was alone with the juvenile when her mother came home…:
CUT 3 (07) “her home”
He says the suspect admitted to sending inappropriate text messages to the teen and he’s been charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Governor John Bel Edwards will launch a monthly radio show beginning Tuesday April 19th where listeners have the opportunity to ask the governor questions and express issues they feel are important. The show will air from 2pm-3pm and can be heard on stations across the state on the Louisiana Radio Network. “Ask the Governor” will also stream online at louisianaradionetwork.com.

The state House advances a bill that would let lawmakers have a say in whether recipients of food stamps should be required to work to receive federal assistance. But Bogalusa Representative Malinda White says 16,000 people working in the oil industry have recently lost their jobs and there is no telling when another opportunity will become available to them…:
CUT 6 (09) “to eat”
Monroe Representative Jay Morris says he doesn’t want anyone to starve and he knows jobs are hard to come by in some areas, however…:
CUT 7 (10) “every day”
The measure passed 56-28 and now heads to the Senate.

the US Labor Department says the state’s unemployment rate rose in March to 6.1 percent up from 5.9 percent the prior month. Oil and gas employment fell by 10,000 over the year.