he White House has announced that a new rule goes into effect December 1 that requires employers to pay workers who make less than $47-thousand a year over time if they work more than 40 hours a week. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has signed two pro-life bills into law. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A new rule from the White House goes into effect on December 1 that would require employers to pay their workers overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week and make less than about $47-thousand a year. This would affect about 35% of salaried workers. LSU Economist Stephen Barnes says this will impact business owners more than anyone.
Critics says this is too drastic of a change for employers. Barnes says employees will be affected in a variety of ways depending on their pay scale and their work load.
The new threshold will be updated every 3 years, and the Labor Department estimates this could result in an additional $12 billion in pay for workers over the next 10 years. Barnes says some workers may feel more pressure to get more work done in a 40 hour period. But he says for the most part, workers should enjoy this.
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Authorities say someone crashed a stolen 18-wheeler in Caddo parish early this morning. Caddo Parish Sheriff Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says they got a call around 6am from someone saying an 18-wheeler had overturned on I-49 North at Louisiana Highway Two.
Chadwick says the 18-wheeler was stolen from a truck stop in Texarkana, Arkansas, just before the crash, and the theft is still under investigation. She says the driver who stole the 18-wheeler has not been located.
Chadwick says she doesn’t understand why someone would steal an 18-wheeler because it would not be very low key.
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Governor John Bel Edwards’ daughter Samantha is getting married tomorrow to Jonathan Ricau. The wedding ceremony will be in Amite at St. Helena Catholic Church and the reception will follow a few hours later at the Governor’s Mansion. Edwards says the planning is going well and Samantha is excited.
Samantha and Jonathan met in 2012 and both graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is the oldest daughter of the governor and First Lady Donna. Edwards says it’s a miracle he gets to walk Samantha down the aisle.
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Governor John Bel Edwards has signed two pro-life bills into law, one measure increases the wait time for a woman to receive an abortion to 72 hours and the second requires doctors performing abortions to be board certified. Louisiana Right to Life Legislative Director Deanna Wallace says the legislation increasing wait time gives women more of a chance to reach out before being forced to have an abortion if they don’t want to have one.
Wallace says the bill to require an abortionist to be board certified or under the direct supervision of a board certified physician is common sense legislation to protect the health and safety of women. She says currently all doctors that perform abortions in Louisiana are board certified, this just codifies that standard of care.
Wallace says this truly is a victory for women in the state. She says she’s thankful Governor John Bel Edwards signed these two bills into law.
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As we approach a big travel weekend, motorists can expect to see prices at the pump up more than 6 cents from the prior week. Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski from GasBuddy.com says they’ve got the current statewide average for a gallon of regular at about $2.06…:
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Laskoski says prices haven’t been this low since 2008. He says even though we’re seeing these increases, prices in Louisiana are still down almost 40 cents from this time last year…: