Governor John Bel Edwards is pleased with the state’s economic growth, as the state’s unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since May 2008. Lake Charles and Baton Rouge metro areas continue to gain jobs and two-thousand new jobs are expected to be created with DXC Technology opening an office in New Orleans. But the governor acknowledges their job isn’t done yet…
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A special session could take place in February to address a looming one-billion dollar shortfall. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says his latest poll shows 46-percent of respondents support the Republicans plan to reduce the budget without affecting state services….
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A popular resolution for the New Year is getting in better shape. That’s hard to do for many, especially for those who eat out. Dietician Rebecca Guidroz with the Louisiana Department of Health has this suggestion to help you succeed…
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Guidroz says when it comes to weight loss, make sure your goals are specific and realistic.

A big weekend is coming up in New Orleans as college football fans will make their way into the city for Monday night’s AllState Sugar Bowl between Alabama and Clemson. Sugar Bowl Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Hundley, says Allstate is hosting a New Year’s Eve Mardi Gras Parade on Sunday afternoon…
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Hundley says the AllState Fan Fest is back for a 12th year and it opens Saturday in the parking lot of Jax Brewery.