State Police announce the arrest of a Baton Rouge man who according to a police report got inside the governor’s mansion during the early morning hours last Wednesday and broke an antique table and fell asleep on the couch. L-S-P says they are evaluating security procedures at the mansion.

A bill to allow voters to decide whether they want legalized sports betting in their parish will be heard this morning. Matt Doyle spoke with both sides of the debate.
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Louisiana extends its streak of over the year job gains to 13 consecutive months. The state’s Workforce Commission Director Ava Dejoie says since March of 2018, the education/healthcare super-sector has led the way with an additional 7,400 jobs.
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The job gains were powered by hiring in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

A Senate committee approves a proposed constitutional amendment that would exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax. The proposal would result in 10-million dollars less in state revenues, but author of the measure New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says the state will recoup the revenues elsewhere…
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This measure has failed in the past in Senate Finance, but this year the state is not dealing with a budget deficit.