A bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 over the next two years has received backing from the Senate Labor Committee. The sponsor of the proposed legislation, New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says higher wages will improve work environments and help the community….
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Business groups oppose the measure, because they say the free market should drive what an employer pays a worker.

An effort to eliminate the death penalty in Louisiana failed to get the approval of the House Criminal Justice Committee. Hugo Holland, with the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, defended the need for the death penalty…
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There’s a similar bill in the Senate, but it’s not expected to be debated on the Senate floor.

Louisiana residents will not receive a sales tax break on the purchase of diapers, tampons and other feminie hygiene products that are considered necessary. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell was seeking to provide families with a little financial relief, but it would cost the state 13-million dollars revenues, which was factor in why it was defeated in Senate Finance.

The statue of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard came down in New Orleans last night. Emelie Gunn has more…
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