Legislation that would have raised the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $8.00 in 2019 and $8.50 an hour by 2020 died on the Senate floor last night. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter tried to make the case that raising the minimum wage would reward those who chose to work instead of living off of government assistance…
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The wage hike was defeated 21-17.

A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for much of north and central Louisiana until tomorrow morning. Shreveport National Weather Service forecaster Davyon Hill says several inches of rainfall are expected to fall in the next 24 hours…
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Hill says the good news is that once this rain moves out of our state, we’ll see great weather for our Easter weekend.

A bill that would make the TOPS scholarship a flat four-thousand dollar award amount, but provide additional stipends for students who achieve higher G-P-As and ACT scores was voted down by the Senate education committee. LSU students voiced their opposition, including Student Government President Stuart Locket…
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LSU tuition is over seven-thousand dollars, so some TOPS students would have to pay over three-thousand dollars in tuition costs under the legislation that was defeated.

A bill advancing to the House floor would reduce the wait time from 72 to 24 hours for those couples who want to get married after getting their marriage license. Carencro Representative Julie Emerson says Louisaina’s long wait time is a rarity in state marriage laws…
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