How much must you earn in Louisiana to rent a 2-bedroom apartment? New study explores, By Renita D. Young, May 29, 2015, New Orleans Times-Picayune: “Though the national economy has improved and the amount of available jobs have risen, wages in some areas have been stagnant at best, and have not risen in accordance with the basic needs of life like food, transportation and housing. In Louisiana, one of only five states with no official statewide minimum wage, the $7.25 minimum wage has been the same since 2009–the same as the federal minimum wage…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty