An LSU Board of Supervisors member believes the school should end its sponsorship agreement with Rouses supermarket. Jeff Palermo has more…
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”
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President-elect Joe Biden says he will push Congress to increase the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. Matt Doyle has reactions from advocates from both sides of the issue…
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President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial is set to take place after he leaves office, the first time that’s ever happened. Matt Doyle spoke with a leading Republican who opposes the effect…
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LSU Board of Supervisors member Collis Temple Junior says the university should look at ending its relationship with Rouses Supermarkets because of co-owner Donald Rouse’s participation in a pro-Trump rally before the riot on the U-S Capitol. Temple says Rouses presence at the rally reflects poorly on LSU…
Rouses is the official supermarket of LSU. Donald Rouse said he attended the rally to protest the results of the election, but was at his hotel room when the Capitol was stormed by an angry and destructive mob. Temple says he’s concerned about the image of a business executive from a major advertiser being at that rally…
It’s unclear if LSU will end its business relationship with the grocery store chain. Temple believes not doing so would send the wrong message…
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The Biden Administration will push to implement a federal minimum wage of 15 dollars an hour, up from the current federal minimum of 7.25 an hour.
Louisiana is one of five states to not raise its minimum above the federal. Louisiana Budget Project head Jan Moller says the minimum hasn’t increased in 12 years and we’re past due for 15 dollars an hour…
Moller says the increase to 15 dollars an hour would result in a raise for roughly half of all Louisiana workers if you account for the pay bump that would likely occur for people at or just over 15 now.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry opposes the increase. VP of Governmental Relations Jim Patterson says it would result in lost jobs.
The National Employment Law Project reports 27 states and municipalities have increased their minimum to 15 an hour. Moller says that hasn’t resulted in overall job losses…
Patterson argues increasing the minimum wage would hurt American companies’ ability to compete internationally, and result in higher prices for goods and services.
It is likely the increase would be phased in over a number of years, but an exact timeline has not yet been revealed.
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Republicans are asking Senate Democrats to cancel President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, citing the fact it isn’t set to happen until after Trump leaves office.
House Minority Whip and Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise voted against impeachment in the House and says the trial would be a distraction…
Scalise says the trial would be poking fingers in the eyes of millions of Americans who oppose the impeachment of President Trump at a time when leaders should be toning down the rhetoric.
Scalise says Congress needs to be investigating how the January 6th attack on Capitol Hill went so far, and whether Congressional leaders turned down additional security that day…
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The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has completed repair work and upgrades to one and a quarter miles of levee and beach in Grand Isle that was destroyed last year by hurricanes.
CPRA Chairman Chip Kline says this spot received attention from the feds as far back as 2018 but it wasn’t until recently that work began.
CPRA Chief Engineer Rudy Simoneaux says the work created 30 acres of beach that sits 4.5 feet above sea level…
Simoneaux says it was a big project.
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It is believed that the Saints will have a new starting quarterback in 2021 as Drew Brees is expected to announce his retirement after a 20-year career in the NFL. Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston are likely successors. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints have to ask themselves one important question
Payton has said that he believes the next starting quarterback for the Saints is already on the roster. Detillier says we’ll find out if that’s the case…
Cut 18 (22) “…winning quarterback.”
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LSU men’s basketball will welcome the 18th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide to the PMAC Tonight. The Crimson Tide are in first place in the SEC at 6-0 and they’ve won seven in a row. Coach Will Wade says Bama is playing as well as anyone in the country…
Wade says transition defense will also be a key…