After a number of delays, while the bill's author sought to gain enough support, the Louisiana House will finally determine the legitimacy of this proposition
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Governor John Bel Edwards has said boosting the minimum wage in Louisiana is one of his top priorities during this legislative session. A bill to boost the wage to $15/hour passes in Senate Committee.
It may be hard to believe, but 156 years ago when slavery was officially abolished in the United States by the enactment of the 13th amendment - it didn't catch on everywhere entirely. Some states (like Louisiana) still have wording in their state constitutions that allow for forced labor, which is how we get work farms and lots of other inmate-staffed operations in the state...