Louisiana’s highway system ranks 40th in the country according to a report released today by the Reason Foundation. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A Washington, Louisiana woman is being questioned about a shooting of her parents. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says they got the call of shots fired at the residence yesterday, then found 27 year-old Jamie Fontenot on the porch holding a firearm. Her 59 year-old father is in critical condition, while her 58 year-old mother was treated and released.
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According to new census data, Louisiana men on average earn 33 percent more than women, which is the largest gender pay gap in the nation. Tulane Business Professor Dr. Mark Rosa says high paying fields of study are dominated by men…

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Also women here are culturally more inclined to stay home and raise their family, according to him.

A North Louisiana postal worker is under arrest for allegedly stealing marijuana from packages. CPSO spokesman Bobby Herring says they got an anonymous tip that 31-year-old Russell Leon Ellis of Shreveport was stealing the mail he thought contained pot, and he had a special screening method…

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Herring says Ellis targeted mail from states that had legalized marijuana.