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Senate Committee Approves Bill to Boost La.'s Minimum Wage
Source: Melinda Deslatte, Herald-Tribune; Associated Press
Date: May 14, 2004
Over opposition from business lobbyists who said it could lead
to layoffs, a Senate labor panel narrowly approved a $1 boost to [Louisiana]'s minimum wage for workers. The
bill by Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, would increase the minimum wage from the $5.15 per hour federal level
to $6.15 per hour.
