Unemployment is down to 4.4 percent in Louisiana, capping a three month run of strong job numbers.
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That’s Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie, who says 46-thousand people have joined the workforce over the last 12 months.

U-S Senator John Kennedy has written a letter to the President urging his administration to place higher tariffs on Chinese crawfish and shrimp….
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Earlier this month, President Trump instructed the United States Trade Representative to consider whether 100-billion dollars in additional tariffs on China would be appropriate.

The Senate Finance Committee meets on Sunday where they’ll begin to discuss the House approved budget that Governor Edwards says contains deep cuts to health care services for the poor, disabled and elderly. Edwards says the Senate will also not be able to provide a responsible spending plan either, because there’s not enough revenue to fund all of the state’s priorities….
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Edwards says he’s spoken with legislative leaders about ending the regular session early and starting a special session in mid-May to pass tax bills to make up the revenue shortfall.