A report commissioned by the Waterways and shipyard industry says the state has lost thousands of jobs and over a billion dollars in wages in a two-year period. Jim Shannon has more…
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Secretary of State Tom Schedler is facing allegations of sexual harassment from his former Executive Secretary Dawn Ross. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Louisiana’s weather is very two-faced right now. Flash Flood Watches and Warnings are in effect for much of North Louisiana due to a stalled out front, while South Louisiana is seeing record breaking heat. State Climatologist Barry Keim says residents of North Louisiana should watch the weather closely over the next several days…
Meanwhile, Keim says the heat continues in South Louisiana. Some areas are breaking records…
As the front moves through the state and mixes in with the warmer unstable air, Keim says it could bring some stormy weather…
Louisiana sees a break from the stormy weather on Monday before another front brings good changes of rain Tuesday and Wednesday.
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A report commissioned by the waterways and shipyard industries says the state has lost thousands of jobs and over a billion dollars in wages from 2014-2016. LSU’S economic policy and research department conducted the study and concluded the industry took a downturn when the price of oil dropped. But LSU economist Stephen Barnes says there is light at the end of the tunnel.
The study concludes the state’s economic impact loss was six billion dollars and more should be done at the State Capitol to keep the waterways and shipbuilders a float.
Barnes says ships and barges aren’t the only industries with a protected interest in the water ways. It’s a diverse group.
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A high school student was arrested and two other elementary school students have been suspended from their respective schools in LaFourche Parish for alleged threats. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Brennan Matherne says a 15-year-old male threatened to kill South Lafourche High School teacher…
Also on Wednesday, a 12-year-old from Larose-Cut Off Middle School and an eight-year-old at Lockport Lower Elementary school told others about their intent to bring a gun to school. Matherne says even though neither of them were in possession of any weapons, they are being evaluated…
Matherne says they investigated several other allegations and threats at other schools Wednesday and most were found to be untrue. He says in the threats they did confirm with the three juveniles, the suspects acted alone…
Cut 11 (05) “completely seperate.”
Additional deputies have been assigned to LaFourche Parish schools with the increase in threats since the Florida school shooting.
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Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler is being sued for allegations of sexual harassment involving his former Executive Secretary Dawn Ross. The suit alleges a pattern of repeated harassment, and claims to have multiple documents that support the accusations. Ross’s attorney Jill Crafts says that includes an explicitly worded Valentine’s letter from the Secretary.
The suit alleges the harassment began in 2007 shortly after Schedler bought a townhouse in the same complex Ross lived in. It alleges Schedler made comments clearly stating that he was watching Ross in her home, including comments about male visitor’s to her house.
Craft says Schedler also bombarded Ross with dozens of inappropriate texts.
Craft says the harassment had an impact on Ross’s career.
Schedler says his office “takes any allegation of sexual harassment very seriously”, and has issued a statement saying he believes in a safe workplace, free from harassment.