Governor Edwards will once again push to raise Louisiana’s minimum wage in the upcoming legislative session. During an appearance at the Baton Rouge Press Club, Edwards announced his support to New Orleans Senator Troy Carter’s bill that would lift the minimum wage from 7.25 to nine dollars an hour by January 2021 and ten dollars an hour by July 2021.
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The proposal faces strong opposition from business organizations.

Criminal charges will soon be upgraded for 53-year-old Phillip Dewoody, who is in custody in connection with the disappearance of Joyce Thomas of Ville Platte. The 72-year-old’s body was found Monday along Interstate-49. State Trooper Thomas Gossen says a surveillance photo from her apartment complex shows that Dewoody was the last person with her…
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Dewoody is also facing a second-degree kidnapping charge from a separate case.

Legislation has been filed in the House and Senate that would bar trans women from playing women’s sports at Louisiana schools. Matt Doyle has the story…
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