$8.50

April 13, 2017

Colleges plead for investment

State lawmakers got an earful about the negative impact of higher education budget cuts from leaders of Louisiana’s colleges and universities during a hearing Wednesday.

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$8.50 - Louisiana minimum wage proposed by Sen. Troy Carter’s SB 153. In a recent interview, Gov. John Bel Edwards said of the proposed change: “I don’t understand the opposition.” (Source: The Advocate)