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For the fourth year in a row, an effort to increase the minimum wage in Louisiana was unsuccessful Tuesday. Senator Troy Carter (D-New Orleans) told…
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A House committee rejected a proposal Thursday to let local governments set their own minimum wage, opting to keep that power in the hands of the state. A…
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The Senate Labor committee advanced a constitutional amendment Thursday that would ask voters to increase the minimum wage in Louisiana, something…
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Governor John Bel Edwards marked the beginning of the 2019 legislative session Monday addressing members of Louisiana’s House and Senate. Before laying…
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As 2018 draws to a close, Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s pleased with the progress that’s been made, and he remains optimistic about the future of…
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Louisiana is one of five states in the nation that doesn’t have a minimum wage law of its own. Instead, it sets the same rate as the federal government,…
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Increasing the minimum wage, expanding equal pay for women, strengthening policies against sexual harassment — these are all goals Gov. John Bel Edwards…
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Earlier this week, the full Senate rejected bills that would establish a state minimum wage and expand equal pay for women in Louisiana. On Thursday, a…