Governor John Bel Edwards says Louisiana finished the fiscal year that ended June 30th with a budget surplus of approximately 300-million dollars. Critics of the Edwards administration are questioning, even more, the need for the renewal of millions of dollars in temporary taxes now that the state has ended up with the surplus. But Edwards says…
Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says he’s pushing to limit compensation for energy co-op companies after discovering what he says were excessive board member compensation and expenses in several parishes. Campbell singled out Claiborne Electric Coop, saying pay for what he says is a part-time job is off the charts.
But Claiborne Coop General Manager Mark Brown says it’s a false accusation. He says the nine member board clocked about 4500 hours of work last year.
After seeing losses in 2017, movie theatres are experiencing their best summer in two decades. It’s quite the feat considering the popularity of at home video on demand services such as Netflix. North American ticket sales will close out the summer season with more than a 14% increase. Entertainment columnist for the New Orleans Advocate Keith Spera says the weather might play a factor.
Cut 10 (08) “…and watch movies.”
Spera adds the amount of blockbusters this summer also is a factor.
A new survey from OfficeTeam says 56 percent of U.S. workers’ typical lunch break lasts 30 minutes or less. Recruiting Manager at Robert Half Finance and Accounting Carrie Lewis says employers need to get staff out of the office…
The survey shows that 29 percent of employees don’t stop working on their breaks.