There’s good and bad news on the state of labor in Louisiana on this Labor Day. The Louisiana Budget Project says between 2012-2014, median wages have increased 39 cents. LBP Director Jan Moller says while we have more people working in the state than ever before, but the gap between the number of low income residents and wealthy individuals continues to get bigger….
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Moller says we’re also losing jobs in the construction industry and manufacturing.

According to a recent LSU AgCenter report, in 2013 feral hogs caused more than $74 million dollars in farm damage here. The research was conducted by AgCenter Economist Shaun Tanger. He says that number is just based on reports from farmers and doesn’t even include non-farm land damage:
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The Agcenter estimates the feral hog population at 500-thousand.

Franklin Parish remains in shock over the death of 16-year-old Tyrell Cameron, who lost his life from an apparent broken neck sustained while playing football on Friday night. Matt Reynolds is the play-by-play man for the Franklin Parish Patriots and says Cameron was covering a punt and ran into a Sterlington player who was blocking for the returner…:
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Cameron was died shortly after the fatal hit. Franklin Parish’s next game is against Wossman and the game has been moved up to Thursday.

By not playing McNeese State on Saturday night, what kind of impact will that have on LSU’s aspirations to get into the four-team playoff. Coach Les Miles is not sure….
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LSU AD Joe Alleva says he’ll likely inform fans tomorrow about refunds for the McNeese game.