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| Posted on 4/25/2018 3:29:00 PM. |
 Secretary of State Tom Schedler told a Senate committee
his office is looking at improving its anti-harassment policies. Schedler, who
was accused of sexually harassing an employee in a recent lawsuit, was forced
to discuss his agency’s policies during harsh questioning from New Orleans
Senator Karen Peterson.
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| Posted on 4/25/2018 2:17:00 PM. |
 Smoothie King is moving its corporate headquarters out of
New Orleans, and taking most of it’s 80 jobs to a new location in Dallas.
Greater New Orleans Inc. President Michael Hecht says Smoothie King owner Wan
Kim, who is Korean, wanted better access to his overseas holdings.
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| Posted on 4/25/2018 2:07:00 PM. |
 A Senate-approved bestiality bill that’s been grabbing
headlines passed unanimously through a House committee. The bill would update
bestiality laws, and codify them as only applying to acts between man and
animal. Some opponents argue the bill is an attempt to protect homosexual
behavior. The bill’s sponsor, New Orleans Senator JP Morrell.More |
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| Posted on 4/25/2018 1:06:00 PM. |
 The House Criminal Justice Committee approves a
constitutional amendment that calls for all 12 members of a jury to
agree on guilt or innocence in a felony case. Current law requires
10. The debate digressed to a racial
issue when an opponent, Calcasieu D.A. John DeRosier, brushed off the notion
that unanimous juries were racially driven.
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| Posted on 4/25/2018 12:28:00 PM. |
 The state legislature is not willing to give voters in
Tangipahoa Parish the opportunity to vote on whether they want a riverboat
casino at a location near I-12. DiamondJacks Casino and Resort in Bossier City
is interested in moving its license to Tangipahoa. But religious leaders
object. First Baptist Church of Hammond Pastor Jeff Robertson“There will be families that are negatively affected this
by this established anywhere that there was not someone who became addicted to
gambling as a result of it,” Robertson said.
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| Posted on 4/25/2018 5:06:00 AM. |
 A teachers strike in Kentucky that led to increased funding
for schools and higher pay is inspiring educator walkouts and work stoppages
across the south. Louisiana Federation of Teachers is now polling its members
to see what actions they would favor to address quality of life for teachers and
students. LFT spokesperson Les Landon says it’s not just about winning a bigger
paycheck.
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