Lawmakers clash over 40-hour week bill in heated House vote
In a 43 to 45 defeat, Louisiana House scuttled Rep. Brown's 40-hour workweek bill for state employees, with arguments over cost, payroll deductions, and union fees. Floor leaders Triche and Fields opposed, Lehmann supported. debate touched on tax funding and federal wage rules.
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Leake
House
W. K. Brown
Grant Parish
Triche
Brown
Rep
T. T. Fields
Farmerville
Bryan Lehmann
Norco
Speedy C. Long
House Appropriation Committee
Louis Michot
Lafayette
Michot
Jesse McLain
St. Tammany Parish
Michel
Chester Floyd
Jena
Robert Munson
Little Hoover Commission
Louisiana
I. J. Allen
Floyd
Gibbs
John
Peck
Delany
Fields
Lancaster
Napper
Richmond
Seaman
Crane
Downes
Steen
Womack
Ministers Move Assignments at Annual Conference
The Thursday moving day in the Twin Cities area saw ministers reassigned to new posts. Rev. George Harbuck shifts to First Methodist Church Monroe, and Rev. G. W. Pomeroy moves from Monroe to First Church Lake Charles. Edward R. Hauk succeeds Harbuck as district superintendent.
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Methodist Church
Twin Cities
George Harbuck
First Methodist Church
Monroe
G. W. Pomeroy
Lake Charles
Mr. Harbuck
Edward R. Hauk
Louisiana Legislative Digest Highlights Withdrawn and Passed Bills
A detailed digest lists bills introduced and acted upon in the Louisiana legislature. Items include parishes and municipalities removing authority for separate beer permit rules near schools, delays on loan association restrictions, and the establishment of a Louisiana licensing board for day care centers. Numerous measures were withdrawn or passed with votes, covering taxes, pensions, admiralty, liquor, voting procedures, and constitutional amendments. Notable actions include H222 creating Livingston Parish public utility district under the Public Service Commission, H304 authorizing Sabine River Authority timber sales, H810 adoption consent rules, and H832 increasing armed robbery penalties. Several measures concern parish election procedures, commissioner lists, and state debt authorizations. Several constitutional amendments proposed for Orleans aviation authority, state bonds, and tax changes.
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John
Hoover — Place Public Utility
Livingston Parish
Public Service Commission
Adams Et al
McHenry and Munson
Alexandria
Casey Et al
First City Court of
New Orleans
Matassa
Orleans
Casey
Collector of Revenue
Bethard Ruthber Company, Inc
McGehee
Jency Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
House
Fields Et al
Martin Timsue
Stinson
Fields, Lehmann and
Tribe
Focal
Tidelands
Steen
Secretary of State
Munson Et al
Alexandria City
Jack Et
LSU
Shreveport - Bossier City
Jack
Southern University
City
Jack Et al
Shreveport-Bossier City
McGilligan Et al
Clerks of Court
Fields, Lehmann and Triche
Womack
Louisiana Milk
Commission
Peck and
Adams
Grizzaffi
Bethard
Red River Parish
Building and Loan Association
Vesich Et al
Civil District Court of
Himel
Landrieu
Anzelmo
Rau
Lebreton
Iles
Falgout Et
Justice of the Peace
Vesich
McGilligan and
Altmeyr
Burns
Sanders
Hoover
Louisiana
Orleans Parish
Gregson
Thomas and
McGilligan
Lebreton, Matassa
Greater
Lebreton Matassa
Board of Levee Commissioners of
Lake Pontchartrain
Michot
Adcock
LSU Board of Su
LSU Alumni Federation
Fruge
Eustis
Lic
Deichmann
J. K. Smith
Ouachita
West Carroll
Tensas
Madison
Concordia
Catahoula
LaSalle
Lincoln
Rayburn
Board of Liquidation
Cleveland
Gilbert
Triche
Legisla le Ading
Rappelet
Lafourche
T ‘O
Bayou Lafourche
Jefferson Parish delays track decision over tax exemption plan
The Jefferson Parish Council in New Orleans delayed actions on closing Jefferson Downs race track while seeking to have the legislature remove the tax exemption. Parish President Hogan criticized a previously approved temporary exemption and a referendum to close the track was proposed as a threat. The parish had net revenues of about 28,000 after the exemption, with the state sharing the rest of the revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Downs
M. Dan Hogan
Sleeping Bags and Air Mattresses for Comfortable Camping
Advice on choosing sleeping bags and air mattresses for camping. Emphasizes warmth from layers, proper insulation, airflow to avoid moisture, and the value of down fills though costly. Recommends checking bag temperature labels, avoiding leaks, and using a small pump or encouraging children to inflate mats. Ends with packing a lean, essential list.
New Orleans native crowned queen at New York Summer Festival
Deidre Lesage, 22, was named queen of the New York Summer Festival on Thursday. The winner hails from New Orleans and was crowned in a ceremony broadcast by UPI from New York.
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New York
UPI
Deidre Lesage
Miss Lesage
New Orleans
Puerto Rican Governor Munoz Marin Arrives in Spain
Puerto Rico Governor Luis Munoz Marin and his wife arrive in Spain aboard the liner Antille, greeted by Spanish officials and U.S. consulate representatives.
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VNGO
Spain
UPI
Luis Munoz Marin
Antille
U.S
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J. G. Bateman
Long Beach
Calif
Santa Catalina Island
Bateman
Deadheads
Risley Triche
Wright
Allen Calvin
State OF Louisiana
Parish OF Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Monroe, la
Bailey Grant
Jin
Highway Department
Faulk Collier
Faulk Collier Bonded Warehouses, Inc
North Second St. Monroe
Legislative Digest
Gravelet
Committee On Health and Welfare
Rogers
Tessier
Legislative Council
Deichmann Et
St. Landry
Acadia
Vermilion
Evangeline
University of Southwestern Louisiana
B. Smith
Senate
Johnson Bros
Barber & Beauty Supply Co
National Brand
Catalpa St
Thrifton
Bransfield
Daniel
Louisville Ave
Dial
Perry Come
Mitch Miller
Laramie
Price Is Right
Walt Disney
Wells Fargo
DuPont Show
Bull Winkle King
Leonardo Jan Murray
Pip the Piper
Shari Lewis
Haddad Hardware & Appliances North
Pine FA
Barker’s
Rudy Burns
Barkers
Louisville
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