The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that nonfarm employment has increased by 19,400 since October 2017 as the state has seen 13 consecutive months of job growth. L-W-C Secretary Ava Dejoie says the mining and logging sector is part of that job growth, with 2,100 jobs added since October 2017…
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Education and health services led the job gains with 46-hundred jobs since October 2017.

Will The lame duck session of Congress produce a new Farm Bill? US Representative Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish says he’s trying to get it done, but he doesn’t want to see a new Farm Bill approved without a work requirements for some food stamp recipients…
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The Senate has not supported a Farm Bill that includes work requirements for food stamp recipients.

A 19-year-old is gearing up for his first term on his local school board. Stanley Celestine Junior received 65-percent of the vote on November sixth for a seat on the Avoyelles Parish School Board. He’s also pursuing a bachelor’s in sociology through an online program at McNeese State. Celestine says he also works in the mental health field and owns his own consulting company for non-profits
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Celestine says he’s not sure where his future will take him, but he wants to have an impact in childrens lives.

The Saints won their ninth straight yesterday as they destroyed the Philadelphia Eagles 48-7. It was another MVP performance for Drew Brees who threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns. Brees says he’s feeling good…
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New Orleans will now get ready to host the Falcons on Thanksgiving Night.

Louisiana has seen job gains for 13 consecutive months. Kevin Barnhart has more
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The Saints look unstoppable as New Orleans won its ninth straight yesterday beating the defending Super Bowl champs 48-7. The frustration was evident with Philadelphia. Former Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins flipped the bird at Sean Payton after the Saints scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-six with 13:22 left to go in the game and the Saints already up by 31 points.

A Thanksgiving dinner in Louisiana is quite the bargain, when compared to the nationwide cost. The American Farm Bureau says the average nationwide cost is $48.90, but in Louisiana it’s half that. Louisiana Farm Bureau spokesperson Avery Davidson says turkeys are much cheaper in the Bayou State….
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19-year-old Stanley Celestine Junior will be one of the youngest school board members in the country when he begins his term in January. Celestine says he does a lot of work with non-profits and through that work he saw the Avoyelles Parish school system has significant issues that need to be addressed
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Celestine received 65-percent of the vote in winning the election over fellow Democrat Carolyn Bonton.

US Representative Ralph Abraham is hopeful a new Farm Bill will be approved during this Lame Duck session of Congress….
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A major sticking point is that House Republicans, like Abraham, want work requirements for some recipients of food stamps. But the Senate version of the legislation does not contain that language.

According to the American Farm Bureau, the nationwide average price for a Thanksgiving dinner is $48.90, but it’s much cheaper in Louisiana. Just $22.63 after surveying a few Louisiana grocery stores. Avery Davidson is with the Louisiana Farm Bureau and he says you can save some more, if you do your research….
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Davidson says turkey is much cheaper here in Louisiana, which is the major reason why the overall cost of the Thanksgiving dinner is down.

For a 13th consecutive month, Louisiana has reported an increase in jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says nonfarm employment has increased by 19-thousand jobs since October 2017. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says they also know workers are making more money too…
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Alexandria and Houma were two metro areas though that actually saw job losses from September to October.

A young leader is emerging in Avoyelles Parish. 19-year-old Stanley Celestine Junior has been elected to the Avoyelles school board and will begin serving his term in January. The district just received a “C” grade from the state department of education. Celestine says one of the first things he wants to look at is the school system’s discipline policies
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state has seen job gains for 13 consecutive months. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, non-farm employment increased by 19,400 since October 2017. LWC Secretary Ava Dejoie says education and health services saw the largest job gains over the last year and there are other sectors of the economy doing well…
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Dejoie says the mining and logging sector saw 2,100 jobs added since October 2017, which includes the oil and gas industry.

The American Farm Bureau reports the average cost for Thanksgiving dinner has gone down the past three years. The bureau conducted a survey of grocery stores across 37 states, Louisiana Farm Bureau Representative Avery Davidson says the average price nationwide to feed ten people is $48.90, but the Bayou State is one of the best in regards to cost…
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Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham says the battle over work requirements for food stamp recipients continues to prevent a Farm Bill from passing this year. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham says the battle over work requirements for food stamp recipients continues to prevent the Farm Bill from passing this year. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Wanhua Chemical, which is based in China, announces plans to build a 1.25 billion dollar chemical manufacturing complex in St. James Parish in the town of Convent. The 250-acre manufacturing site will create 170 new direct jobs.

For a 13th consecutive month, Louisiana has reported an increase in jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says nonfarm employment has increased by 19-thousand jobs since October 2017. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says they also know workers are making more money too…
cut 9 (06) “…the bottom line”
Alexandria and Houma were two metro areas though that actually saw job losses from September to October.

A young leader is emerging in Avoyelles Parish. 19-year-old Stanley Celestine Junior has been elected to the Avoyelles school board and will begin serving his term in January. The district just received a “C” grade from the state department of education. Over half of Avoyelles Parish schools received either a D or F grade. Celestine says one of the first things he wants to look at is the school system’s discipline policies
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A suspected serial killer has confessed to the murder of two Terrebonne Parish women. The murders happened in 1982 and 1996. Houma Police Sgt. Travis Theriot says detectives believe the suspect, 78 year-old Samuel Little, killed dozens of women in several states
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Little is currently serving multiple life sentences in a a Texas jail. He also confessed to killing 29-year-old Melissa Thomas of Opelousas in 1996.

Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham from Richland Parish says he supports a work or educational requirement for an able-bodied adult to be eligible for SNAP written into the Farm Bill. Abraham says the current version of the Senate Farm Bill is seeing hurdles in the lame duck session, as he says Dems want to completely rewrite the bill.
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Abraham says there is a chance that there may be an agreement reached with the Farm Bill before the lame duck sessions ends.

19-year-old Stanley Celestine Junior will be one of the youngest school board members in the country when he begins his term in January. Celestine says he’s a civically engaged teenager who does a lot of work with non-profits and through that work he saw the Avoyelles Parish school system has significant issues that need to be adressed…
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The district just received a “C” grade from the state department of education.

An announcement is expected this weekend regarding Les Miles who will reportedly become the next head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. The 65-year-old Miles has been eager to get back in coaching since his firing from LSU in September 2016.

The Tigers host Rice tonight in Death Valley. Also today, Ragin Cajuns host South Alabama. ULM is at Arkansas State, Tech visits Southern Miss.

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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US Representative Mike Johnson has been named Republican Study Committee Chairman which gives Louisiana more clout in Congress. In a statement Johnson said with the Republican Party becoming the minority party in the House, this committee has a vital responsibilty to present practical ideas and effective policy initiatives and vigorously defend and advance core conservative principles.

Suspected serial killer Samuel Little has confessed to two murders in Terrebonne Parish. Little who is in a Texas Prison has told Louisiana authorities he killed 59-year-old Doroty Richard in 1982 and 40-year-old Daisy McGuire in 1996. Houma Police Sergeant Travis Theriot says the most important part is that the families of the victims have closure…
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Little has also told detectives he killed 29-year-old Melissa Thomas of Opelousas in 1996.