A poll of 500 likely Louisiana voters finds that 56-percent of them believe coastal land loss is at a crisis. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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On this Martin Luther King Junior Day, the personal-finance website Wallet Hub issues a report that finds Louisiana ranks 10th among states for making the most progress on race relations. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A recent poll commissioned by Restore the Mississippi River Delta finds over half of Louisianans polled believe coastal land loss is at a crisis, while 96-percent said it needs attention. Jimmy Frederick with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana says saving the coast isn’t just about protecting coastal cities. He says it’s important for the entire state.
The survey by Applied Technology Research Corporation also finds that 62-percent of respondents are in favor of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan. A revised master plan is up for legislative approval this year. It calls for a variety of projects to build land and reduce flood risk. Frederick says the findings show coastal restoration is important to many Louisiana residents.
The state’s coastal Master plan would cost 50-billion dollars. Frederick says there are federal dollars and money from BP available to get some of the work started and this survey shows Louisiana residents want major coastal projects completed.
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day, and Wallet Hub has issued a report on race relations which indicates Louisiana is among the top 10 for making the most progress. Spokesperson Jill Gonzales says the report measured the gaps between blacks and whites in 16 key indicators that put the state right at number 10…:
Cut 6 (08) “the most progress”
Gonzales says, when it came to education, Louisiana ranked 4th and 6th best for making improvements on standardized test scores in reading and math, respectively. She says even though there was a lot of growth shown here on racial matters, there are still areas that are struggling…:
Gonzales says there is also a large imbalance of workplace participation among blacks and whites in Louisiana. We’re among a handful of other southern states in WalletHub’s rankings of racial progress, and Gonzales says there is a bit of the “nowhere to go but up” factor at play…:
Cut 8 (09) “deep south states”
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AT&T Louisiana has donated 150-thousand dollars to the Louisiana Jobs for America’s Graduates program. JAG is a non-profit program that helps young people who face difficult challenges earn a high school diploma, successfully receive post-secondary education and find employment. Governor John Bel Edwards says this program is critically important to our state.
Edwards says Louisiana is the largest JAG affiliate in the nation, with 115 sites.
Last year, the program had a 76-percent job placement rate and an 80-percent full time jobs rate. Edwards says this donation will help create a better workforce.
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State Police are searching for a driver who hit and injured a trooper when his patrol car was stopped at a Baton Rouge intersection. Trooper Bryan Lee says the collision happened at about 3 p.m. yesterday when traffic was stopped on Old Hammond Hwy and the suspect immediately fled the scene.
Lee says the trooper sustained minor injuries and the driver of the second vehicle was unharmed. He says the drive who ran into the trooper’s vehicle, sped off immediately following the crash and was headed westbound on Old Hammond.
LSP says the suspect is a man and vehicle should have significant front-end damage. Lee urges anyone with information to contact authorities.
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