A study out of Harvard Medical School and the University of California finds about one in five employees in the country feel like they work in a hostile environment. University of New Orleans Business Professor Mark Rosa says less educated individuals typically face tougher workplace conditions. He says nowadays, to get paid a decent wage, you need a college education..:
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The report finds about 55-percent of people say they are faced with unpleasant and potentially hazardous conditions at work.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Governor John Bel Edwards’ executive order protecting the LGBT community from employment or service discrimination. Attorney General Jeff Landry has already won one battle in challenging the constitutionality of the order, and the governor appealed that decision.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has made two arrests in the case of the brutal murder of 22-year-old Dustin Hammons of Houston who was found in a field in Starks on August 2nd. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says 22-year-old Ashlyn Brown and 45-year-old Boyd “Lurch” Hagood, both of Baytown, Texas are charged with second degree murder in the incident he describes as drug related…:
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Bond for Hagood was set at $2.5 million dollars. Brown’s bond is $1.5 million.

The Humane Society of Louisiana is trying to find the person responsible for shooting a beloved three-legged family dog in Acadia Parish. Director Jeff Dorson says Jack, a Schnauzer mix, was a lovely little dog who meant so much to his family…:
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A $500 reward is being offered for information which leads to an arrest.