Governor John Bel Edwards appeared before the Senate Finance committee this morning to support a bill to raise the minimum wage to eight dollars an hour on January 1st and 8.50 an hour beginning January 1st, 2020. Edwards made a campaign promise that he would push for a higher minim wage…
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Minimum wage bills haven’t had much success in previous sessions.

The man convicted in the road rage shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight was sentenced to 30 years in prison today. 56-year-old Ronald Gasser was facing 40 years for his manslaughter conviction. McKnight’s mother spoke to reporters following the sentencing…
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Gasser’s attorneys are seeking a new trial.

A fired up LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade went on a rant last night following the Tigers 84-76 win over UL Lafayette in the first round of the NIT. Cajuns Coach Bob Marlin believed the game should have been played in Lafayette, because his team had the better record and a higher R-P-I, but Wade says the N-I-T did the right thing by scheduling the game inside the Maravich Center…..
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The Cajuns season is over, while the Tigers will play Utah on Monday night in the second round of the NIT.