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…
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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. 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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