The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office announces a trio of bills for its 2026 legislative package, and they focus on election security. House Bill 691 by New Iberia Republican Beau Beaullieu would check the state’s voter rolls against the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program to identify potential non-citizens. Secretary Nancy Landry says a recent check of the state’s voter rolls turned up non-citizens who had cast ballots.
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Crawfish prices are starting to come down. Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App,
says the drop in retail prices comes in spite of challenges for crawfish farmers.
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Live crawfish are averaging $4.15/lb. live; and boiled, $6.83/lb.
New Saints running back Travis Etienne (AY-Chan) spoke on his decision to come back to his home state on Friday. Andre Champagne has the story…
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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issues a Declaration of Emergency for Ouachita Parish and portions of all six surrounding parishes. Deer Program Manager Jonathan Bordelon says it comes after a deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. He says while there’s no evidence that humans can contract any illness from a deer infected with CWD, they should still take extra precautions – including keeping the meat of an infected deer out of your kitchen.