Jim Bradshaw: Don't blame the chicken for the 30-cent breakfast
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 6:00am
Enough was enough when a Baton Rouge hotel charged a state legislator 30 cents for his breakfast in June 1942.
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Jobless rates in area take a dip in April
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 2:05pm
The statewide unemployment rate and the jobless rates for St. Mary’s neighboring metro areas were all down in April from their March figures, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
State gaming revenue down; mobile device betting skyrockets
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 1:47pm
Gaming revenues were down in Louisiana in April, according to data from the state’s Gaming Control Board.
La.'s Landry joins in letter opposing WHO pandemic agreement
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 1:45pm
The Republican governors of two dozen states, including Louisiana, penned a letter to President Joe Biden opposing the World Health Organization’s proposed “Pandemic Agreement,” which they said co
Senate committee restores teacher stipends, OKs ban on school COVID vaccine
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 1:42pm
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers are adding back some of the money for public school teacher stipends next year, and they gave final approval Thursday to bills that would ban gender discussions and COVID-19