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Louisiana AT&T Workers Join Strike Against Company
UPDATE (08.19.24):. We have received a statement from an AT&T spokesperson about the strike:. CWA’s claims of unfair labor practices are not grounded in fact. We have been engaged in substantive bargaining since day 1 and are eager to reach an agreement that benefits our hard-working employees. As evidence, we have reached 3 agreements this year covering more than 13,000 employees, including our most recent tentative agreement with District 9 (west). We remain committed to working with District 3 (southeast) in the same manner.
Find Out How Low Louisiana Ranks When It Comes To Gender Equality
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Here in South Louisiana we are raised to respect our wives, moms, maw maws, and women in general. For the most part, I'd say we do a good job, but that ends when you leave Acadiana. With Women’s Equality Day around the corner and the U.S. ranking just 43rd for gender equality worldwide, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Women's Equality in 2024 to determine where women receive the most equal treatment in American society. Where does Louisiana rank?
Chicken Nuggets/Tenders Recalled – What Louisiana Should Know
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has a word of caution for Louisiana shoppers in Shreveport, Lafayette, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Alexandria. In fact, any place in the state where ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and chicken tenders are sold frozen and ready to heat and eat should pay attention to this recall notice.
This little-known inspection could save Louisiana homeowners big bucks on property insurance
With a flashlight in hand and sweat dripping down his face, Ashley Van der Meulen climbed over storage boxes in a scorching hot attic in Metairie methodically checking off a list of questions. What kind of nails are used to fasten down the roof? How far apart are they spaced?...
Hurricane Chris Slams 50 Cent, Claims No Louisiana Artists on Humor & Harmony Festival 50 Responds
Louisiana rapper Hurricane Chris did not hold back his Instagram Sunday with his feelings about 50 Cent’s Humor & Harmony festival. 50 Cent has been doing a lot of business in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana lately from G-Unit Studios to his most recent festival named Humor & Harmony. Chris who is from Shreveport felt […] The post Hurricane Chris Slams 50 Cent, Claims No Louisiana Artists on Humor & Harmony Festival 50 Responds appeared first on 101.1 The Wiz.
A few rounds of storms are possible followed by lower humidity
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two rounds of storms are possible within the next 24 hours with a much drier air mass to follow by Tuesday. Severe weather is well to our north in Arkansas, Mississippi, and northern Louisiana. Those storms will move south overnight. And while many models are trying to dissipate them before they make their way to our area, we must be open-minded that a few could still linger as strong overnight into early Monday morning.
Gambit's Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Aug. 19
Recently scored a major victory when Greenfield Louisiana LLC announced it was canceling plans to build a grain export facility in Wallace, a majority-Black community in St. John the Baptist Parish. Led by The Descendants Project, activists fought the proposed facility for three years by raising environmental and racial justice concerns. Greenfield said it pulled the project because the Army Corps of Engineers has delayed permits. The Corps said it needed time to evaluate the project’s impact on the sensitive area.
Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why
Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research institutions have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South to test and survey thousands of local residents. The goal: to understand why the rates of heart and lung disease are dramatically higher there than in other parts of the U.S.
LIncoln Parish accident kills driver
RUSTON, LA – Deshundra Johnson, 48, of Jonesboro, LA, was killed about 7 a.m. Sunday, August 18, 2024 in a wreck in Lincoln Parish, LA. According to a preliminary Arkansas State Police report, the wreck happened on U.S.167 near Harper Bottom Road. The investigation revealed that Johnson was driving...
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