Mardi Gras festivities are happening across the state this weekend. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Will the weather cooperate with today’s parades? State Climatologist Barry Keim says central and south Louisiana will certainly see rain today…
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Monroe based CenturyLink will open a new outbound sales center bringing 150 jobs to Monroe. CenturyLink spokesperson Anne Marie Sartor says the center will focus on small businesses throughout the country in helping them with their needs…
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The job fair will be held in West Monroe at the Hilton Garden Inn on February 12th.
An Offers.com survey says Louisianans are the top spenders this year for Super Bowl parties. Forget gumbo, jambalaya or crawfish. Spokesperson Carson Yarborough says Louisiana has a fairly standard go to for Super Bowl snacks.
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Offers dot-com says Louisiana consumers plan to spend 71-dollars on average for their Super bowl viewing parties.