There’s some compromise legislation has passed the House Education Committe today that deals with the Common Core testing….
CUT 2 (30) Q: “reporting”

An equal pay bill to help close the gender pay gap has passed the Senate, and now it’s headed to the House. Some lawmakers say it will be bad for business growth, while others, like State Senator Dan Claitor says it’s needed…
CUT 6 (06) Q: ‘pay for everyone’
Many at the capitol are saying the measure could run into problems in the house Labor Committee.
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A Louisiana based oil company is set to drill near the site of the BP well blowout that killed 11 and caused the nation’s largest offshore oil spill. LLOG (log) Exploration Offshore has been approved to drill into the Macondo reservoir. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute, Professor Eric Smith, says it’s a good choice…
CUT 7 (08) “up with LLOG”

New numbers from a Southern Media and Opinion Research poll shows Governor Bobby Jindal has the lowest job performance approval rating since he became governor. In fact, the numbers are lower than President Obama here in a fairly conservative state. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says if Jindal does decide to run for president, low approval numbers like 31.8 percent, won’t be very helpful…:
cut 15 (07) “popular you are”