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Highway personnel cut approved by committee in Louisiana
Baton Rouge House Judiciary Committee approved a 10 percent cut in highway department jobs, trimming about 900 positions to a 7,800 ceiling. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Gilbert, faced opposition over work shortages and district reassignments, with proponents arguing it would save about $5 million annually.
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Baton Rouge
Highway Department
House Judiciary Committee
Sen
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
George Halstead
Ruston
Gilbert
FE. L. Henry
Jonesboro
Lantz Womack
Afl-Cio
L. G Morgan
Caddo
St. Tammany
J B Davis
Shreveport