The state workforce commission says the October employment report shows Louisiana added 36-hundred jobs over the year. The Baton Rouge metro area set a new employment record for a second consecutive month. But year to year Monroe is down 800 jobs, Alexandria has lost 300 jobs, Houma bled 1,700 jobs, and Shreveport is down 1,600 jobs. However, L-W-C Chief Economist Ali Bustamante sees a new trend.
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A 14-year-old is under arrest after allegedly stabbing his father to death with a spear inside their Terrytown home. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they received a call this morning from a teen who said he stabbed his father multiple times and needed assistance…
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Lopinto says investigators the son may be suffering from a mental illness, but has never been committed.
Former LSU frat member Matthew Naquin, the man at the center of the hazing death of fraternity pledge Maxwell Gruver receives a five-year prison sentence, 2.5 years of that sentence has been suspended. Naquin must also perform community service and write a letter of apology to the Gruvers, plus speak to high school students about the dangers of hazing. Maxwell’s mother, Rae Ann Gruver says Naquin is not the right person to lead an anti-hazing campaign…
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Naquin’s attorney, John McLindon says not enough blame was put on Gruver who established a history of heavy drinking….
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An autopsy revealed Gruver’s blood alcohol was more than six times the legal limit to drive. T-H-C was also found in his system.