Bill to increase minimum wage in La. goes before Senate Finance Committee

By Samuel Carter Karlin

BATON ROUGE — A higher minimum wage in Louisiana may run into trouble in the Legislature as the state grapples with a $600 million shortfall and an expected special session to raise more revenue approaches. The Senate Finance Committtee was scheduled to take up the bill Monday, but passed over it and may consider it next week.

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