The House Labor Committee has rejected legislation that would have increased the state unemployment benefit from 247 to 347 dollars a week. The panel heard testimony from struggling unemployed workers. Latoya Howard is a furloughed New Orleans Convention Center worker who says she’s played by the rules and worked her whole life but now can’t pay her bills.
Just six weeks after Lake Charles was battered by Laura’s extreme winds the city endured over a foot of rainfall from Hurricane Delta flooding many homes.
Mayor Nic Hunter says Delta was two categories weaker than Laura but a much wetter storm.
Hunter says the mood in the city is not great as people try to recover from yet another punch, many of whom have yet to even agree to insurance settlements regarding Hurricane Laura.
The Louisiana House approves a bill that would give the state the authority to take construction funds away from a local government that defunds its police department’s budget by more than ten-percent. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says cuts to law enforcement will lead to an increase in crime…
He says, this bill will make a city or parish think twice before defunding its police department
Harris’ measure passed on a 61-26 vote and heads to the Senate for more discussion.
Today is the last day to register to vote in the November 3rd election and your only option to do so is online at Geaux-Vote-Dot-Com.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says time is quickly running out. Ardoin says we’ve seen a spike in registration that indicates a lot of enthusiasm for the November ballot…
Early voting for the November 3rd election starts Friday and runs through October 27th from 8 AM to 7 PM.