Two Republican run states voted this week to increase their minimum wage. Arkansas’ wage will go up to 11 dollars an hour by 2021, and Missouri’s minimum wage will rise to 12-dollars by 2023. Efforts to raise the minimum wage in the Bayou State have failed, but New Orleans Senator Troy Carter believes what happened in Arkansas will help convince lawmakers in Louisiana that our minimum wage of $7.25 is to low…
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The National Federation of Independent Businesses opposes raising the wage as they say an increase at entry level jobs would necessitate pay raises at higher positions, something businesses can’t afford.

Shreveport Police are trying determine who killed a couple that was found in a burning car. It’s believed the victims earlier in the night gave a man a ride home from Mall St. Vincent.

School performance scores are out and the percentage of public schools that received an “A” went down, while the percentage of “Fs” increased. Schools are judged by a more rigorous scoring system and there’s also nearly 40-percent of schools who will have to submit an improvement plan. Education Superdintendent John White….
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The report labeled the public education system as a whole in Louisiana as “B”.

Sunday is Veterans Day a chance to honor the 278-thousand veterans who live in our state. Veterans Affairs Secretary Colonel Joey Strickland says his office is working to make sure younger veterans have the education skills they need to make sure they succeed as a civilian…
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