About 3,500 Louisiana AT&T workers are on strike, protesting what they say is bad faith negotiating by the company in discussions over a new labor contract which recently expired. Communication Workers of America Local 403 President Dwaine Henderson says the union is ready to negotiate, but AT&T refuses to send a representative who can actually cut a deal…
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AT-T says they’ve made an offer that would help their employees be better off.

President Donald Trump says serious talks with China will start soon in the hopes of ending the trade war between the two world powers. House Minority Whip and Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise says it’s been difficult to get the People’s Republic to stay committed…
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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin will unveil new “I voted” stickers for the upcoming fall elections during a press conference in Lafayette today…
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I-10 westbound between Baton Rouge and Lafayette remains closed this morning as a result of multiple crashes on the Atchafalaya Basin that resulted in one death.