It doesn’t appear LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s suspension will be lifted anytime soon. Interim Head Coach Tony Benford was asked if Wade’s suspension could be a rallying point. He says the team has already been through a lot, starting with the murder of Wayde Sims right before the season started. He says the players have formed a brotherhood…
Studies have shown the Monday following a time change comes an increased risk of things such as heart attacks, strokes, and traffic accidents. State Police Sgt. Melissa Matey says any time the time changes and there is a difference in lighting, it can pose problems on the roadways.
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Matey says the lack of sleep can negatively impact driving habits, adding there is an uptick in distracted driving following time change.
Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter is bringing a constitutional amendment in the upcoming session that asks voters whether local governments should have the authority to lower the homestead exemption. The amendment would first require two thirds support in the legislature to make it onto the fall ballot, where it would then need to be approved by a majority of voters. Carter says at that point, local voters would still have a final say on homestead exemption rates in their own back yards…
Louisiana has now seen eleven straight months of jobs gains, with the state adding 10,200 jobs from January 2018 to 2019. It was a disappointing jobs report nationwide, with gains slowing to their slowest rate in months, but Workforce Commission chief economist Ali Bustamante says the Bayou State has managed to buck that trend…