The legislative package of the Secretary of State’s office for 2026 consists of three bills pertaining to election security. Senate Bill 319 by Thomas Pressly would list specific forms of ID that people can use to verify their identities at the polling place. Secretary Nancy Landry says this closes a loophole in the current law.

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Crawfish prices are starting to come down. According to The Crawfish App, the statewide average is $4.15 a pound for live crawfish and $6.83 for boiled crawfish. App co-founder Laney King says those are down 35 cents and 50 cents, respectively, from two weeks ago – despite this being a slow time for crawfish farmers. 

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New Saints running back Travis Etienne (AY-chan) speaks on his decision to come back to his home state. Andre Champagne has the story.

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Louisiana Tech has quite the football schedule for 2026 – 20 games over the course of 13 weeks, including two days in November when they’re expected to be two places at the same time! That’s because Conference USA and the Sun Belt both included Louisiana Tech in their just-released football schedules. Tech’s lawsuit against C-USA in its quest to move to the Sun Belt is still pending.