BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — About a dozen Slaughter residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Nov. 19 blaze that destroyed the Monolyte Laboratories Inc. chemical facility. The Advocate reports the suit, filed Tuesday in state District Court in Baton Rouge, seeks an unspecified amount…

112. While some parts of SB 112 could be positive, Section 12(b) will suddenly allow any powerful business interest to intimidate the hearing officers at the Industrial Commission. While we might from time to time disagree with the verdict of a hearing officer, we have never had reason to doubt their honesty. With Section 12(b)…