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. Montrell McGraw is a furloughed hotel worker and says at 247 dollars a week he has to make tough choices.
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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.
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A bill that would result in a loss of construction funding for local governments who decide to reduce their police department’s budget by ten percent advances out of the House. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Legislature returned to work Monday after convening last Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Delta and the House discussed a bill that would allow the Legislature to strip local governments of state construction funding should they reduce their police budget by more than ten percent.

Alexandria Representative Lance Harris brought the bill and has previously mentioned his effort is a response to the “Defund the Police” movement but Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says…

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Harris responded to James’ argument by telling the House this bill will make a city or parish think twice before defunding its police department

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Harris’ measure passed and heads to the Senate for more discussion.

House Labor Committee members considered but ultimately rejected a proposal to increase state unemployment benefits from 247 dollars a week to 347 dollars a week.

The hearing saw emotional testimony from members of the public who’ve lost their jobs due to the pandemic. These two New Orleans tourism industry veterans spoke about their struggles to meet their basic needs at only 247 dollars a week.

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The legislation came as the state is having to borrow money from the feds to keep the unemployment trust fund afloat. Jim Patterson, vice president of governmental relations at Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, says we can’t afford this right now.

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Without federal intervention, it is likely that payroll taxes will be hiked on businesses starting next year to replenish the fund.

An 11-year-old took a school bus on a joy ride through north Baton Rouge Sunday morning. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Utility companies say they are making significant progress in restoring power following Hurricane Delta. Entergy says they’ve restored electricity for 255-thousand customers down from a peak of 320-thousand. Cleco says they’ve restored power to 84-percent of their customers, about 22-thousand are still without electricity.

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond says he’s shocked and angry after learning a priest had sex on the church’s altar at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River. Aymond says he personally consecrated a new altar for the church…
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Father Travis Clark and two women have been arrested on obscenity charges for allegedly having relations with two women on the altar in late September.

In Washington Parish, a senior at Pine High School will be allowed to repaint a picture of President Donald Trump in his assigned parking spot after the school board had the painting covered up. Attorney Yigal Bander says the superintendent was concerned the painting would create controversy, but he says the real controversy started when the picture was painted over with grey paint…
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Bander expects the painting of President Trump will be re-painted soon in the parking spot of Ned Thomas, a senior at Pine High School.

A priest has been arrested and removed from ministry after allegedly having sexual relations with two women at the alter at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Pearl River. A witness captured video of the incident that reportedly involved a half-naked priest and two women in corsets and heels. New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond…
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The former priest 37-year-old Thomas Clark and the two women allegedly involved have been charged with obscenity.

Cameron Parish residents are back cleaning up the streets and surveying storm damage from Hurricane Delta for the second time in six weeks. Police Jury Vice President Scott Trahan says they can’t believe they’re going through this again…
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of a high school senior at Pine High School in Washington Parish after the school board decided to paint over his painting of President Donald Trump at his assigned parking spot. Attorney Yigal Bander represents Ned Thomas and says he’s not surprised by the ruling
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Thomas will have his parking spot re-painted with a picture of the President.

An 11-year-old Baton Rouge boy faces several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated flight, after stealing a school bus and taking it for a joyride. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McNeely says the young boy saw two buses sitting at Progress Head Start in Scotlandville yesterday…
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The bus hit three vehicles before crashing into a tree.

Baton Rouge Police have charged an 11-year-old with several criminal charges after he stole a bus and led authorities on a chase before crashing the bus into a tree. Police spokesperson, Sgt L’Jean McKneely, says the child took the bus from Progress Head Start Center in Scotlandville…
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The boy hit three vehicles and one of the charges he faces is aggravated assault, because he allegedly purposely tried to hit a vehicle.

The New Orleans Archdiocese has removed two priests from ministry, Fathers Patrick Wattigny and Travis Clark. Wattigny has admitted to sexual abuse of a minor in 2013 and Clark has been arrested on an obscenity charge. Archbishop Gregory Aymond…
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A federal judge rules that a high school senior in Washington Parish can repaint a picture of President Donald Trump on school grounds. Jim Shannon has more…
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Residents in Cameron Parish are trying to get back on their feet after a second hurricane made landfall in their parish in a six week period. Cameron Police Jury Vice President Scott Trahan says his mom lived in Cameron for 48 years before Hurricane Rita hit in 2005…
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The state is reporting two deaths from Hurricane Delta. Governor John Bel Edwards says an 86-year-old St. Martin Parish man died in a fire after he allegedly refueled a generator while it was still hot. And the state health department says a 70-year-old female in Iberia Parish died in a fire likely caused by a natural gas leak following damage from Hurricane Delta.

An 11-year-old took a school bus on a joy ride through north Baton Rouge Sunday morning. Matt Doyle has the story.
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New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond says he’s shocked and angry after learning a priest had sex on the church’s alter at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River. Aymond says he personally consecrated a new altar for the church…
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Father Travis Clark and two women have been arrested on obscenity charges for allegedly having relations with two women on the altar in late September.

In Washington Parish, a senior at Pine High School will be allowed to repaint a picture of President Donald Trump in his assigned parking spot after the school board had the painting covered up. Attorney Yigal Bander says the superintendent was concerned the painting would create controversy, but he says the real controversy started when the picture was painted over with grey paint…
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Bander expects his client Ned Thomas, a senior at Pine High School, will have his parking space re-painted again with a picture of the President.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a high school senior at Pine High School in Washington Parish after the school board decided to paint over his painting of President Donald Trump at his assigned parking spot. Attorney Yigal Bander represents Ned Thomas…

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The painting is part of the school system’s Senior Paint Your Space” program and it received initial approval from the principal at Pine High School.

An 11-year-old was arrested and booked into juvenile detention after starting up an unattended school bus and taking it for a 13 mile joyride through north Baton Rouge. The bus hit three vehicles, caused one minor injury before it crashed into a tree and a gas line in the city of Central. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McKneely says thankfully the kid didn’t do a whole lot of damage.

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A Pearl River priest was arrested and removed from ministry after being caught having a late-night orgy on top of his church’s altar. A witness captured video of the incident allegedly involving the half-naked priest and two women in corsets and heels being filmed, stage lights included, using sex toys on the altar. New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond says the altar was burned and a new one consecrated…

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The former priest, 37-year-old Travis Clark, and the dominatrices, 41-year-old Mindy Dixon and 23-year-old Melissa Cheng were charged with obscenity.

Cameron Parish residents are back cleaning up the streets and surveying storm damage for the second time in six weeks. Police Jury VP Scott Trahan says folks can’t believe they’re going through this again…

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The U-S Senate Judiciary Committee has started their Supreme court nomination hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Senator John Kennedy sits on the committee and he’s expected to give his opening statement later today, but he already thinks highly of the Louisiana native…
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of a high school senior at Pine High School in Washington Parish after the school board decided to paint over his painting of President Donald Trump at his assigned parking spot. Attorney Yigal Bander represents Ned Thomas and says he’s not surprised by the ruling
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The painting is part of the school system’s “Senior Paint Your Space” program and it received initial approval from the principal.

An 11-year-old Baton Rouge boy faces several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated flight, after stealing a school bus and taking it for a joyride. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McNeely says the young boy saw two buses sitting at Progress Head Start in Scotlandville yesterday…
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The bus hit three vehicles, caused one minor injury before it crashed into a tree and a gas line in the city of Central. The child also faces an aggravated assault charge, because he allegedly tried to strike a vehicle.

US Senate Judiciary hearings on the nomination of Metairie native and Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court seat vacated by Ruth Bader Ginsburg began today. Democrats have raised concerns that Republicans on the committee have refused to take a COVID test and disclose the results before entering the committee, but Senator John Kennedy, who sits on the committee, says if they don’t have to be there in person if they don’t feel safe.
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Those requests from Dems came after the White House Rose Garden super spreading event infected a number of prominent Republicans.
Cameron Parish residents are back cleaning up the streets and surveying storm damage for the second time in six weeks. Police Jury VP Scott Trahan says so far it appears Delta was not nearly as destructive as Laura, and any new damage appears to be limited.
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A federal judge’s decision will allow a high school senior in Washington Parish to repaint a picture of President Donald Trump on school grounds. Jim Shannon has more…
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An 11-year-old Baton Rouge boy was booked into juvenile detention over the weekend after commandeering a school bus and taking it for a joy ride. The boy alleged hit several vehicles during what ended up becoming a chase and required police to shut down stretches of road in the city to block the bus.

The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings today on the nomination of Metairie native and Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy sits on the panel and expects Democrats will obstruct and get personal.
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Democrats have said the hearings should be delayed as two Republican members on the panel have tested positive for COVID-19.

The LSU Football team is not ranked for the first time since 2017 after they were upset by previously winless Missouri on Saturday. Coach Ed Orgeron says the performance on defense was embarrassing….
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LSU is at 10th ranked Florida on Saturday.

Operation Blue Roof has been restarted in six southwest Louisiana parishes. Governor John Bel Edwards says Hurricane Delta did more damage to roofs in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon Parishes….
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Residents in those parishes who need a blue roof can call 1-888-ROOF-BLU.

And homeowners who suffered damage from Hurricane Delta and already have met their deductible for Hurricane Laura do not have to pay a second named storm deductible thanks to a law passed a decade ago. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon also says keep your expenses incurred for securing your damaged home ahead of Delta…
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