An earthquake shook Red River Parish early this morning. Rob Skoumal (SKO-mall) with the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.9  earthquake is not expected to cause damage. Skoumal says we may never know the cause of the earthquake, but humans cannot be completely ruled out.

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Governor Landry endorsed Julie Letlow in the U.S. Senate race. John Fleming, who is also seeking the senate seat, blasted the endorsement in a social post. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says in that same post, Fleming said before Ralph Abraham announced his departure from the CDC, he offered him his position in an effort to get him out of the senate race. Cross says.

Cut 15 (10) “…smoother for Letlow.”

One week after resigning from the CDC, Abraham was announced as Letlow’s campaign manager.

A proposed bill that would crack down on potentially misleading political ads created with artificial intelligence. Democrat Mandie Landry’s bill would political material created with A-I be clearly disclosed as such. She told Tommy Tucker on WWL radio that she filed a similar bill last year and it made it all the way to the Governor desk.

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Wednesday night was a special night for Ragin Cajun baseball fans — not so much for LSU as U-L Lafayette defeated second ranked Tigers seven to two. Coach Matt Deggs team scored three runs in the first and never trailed. Coach Jay Johnson started junior right-hander Gavin Guidry. Two errors in the first inning helped produce the three runs in the first inning…

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Folks in Red River Parish didn’t need an alarm clock to get out of bed this morning – a magnitude 4.9 earthquake did the trick. Rob Skoumal (SKO-mall) with the U.S. Geological Survey says while people might not associate earthquakes with Louisiana, they’re not entirely unheard of here.

Cut 10 (08) “…isn’t super unusual.”

A magnitude 4.9 is considered light to moderate; while it can be widely felt, it only causes minor damage.

A New Orleans representative takes another stab at cracking down on political messaging created with the use of artificial intelligence. Democrat Mandie Landry’s bill requires any image on political material created with A-I that could deceive the recipient be clearly disclosed as such. She says it’s important that governments get on top of A-I.

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Ragin Cajuns fans have bragging rights today as U-L Lafayette handed second ranked LSU its second consecutive loss last night. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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For the first time in his 15-year career, Saints star Cam Jordan is set to become a free agent. Jordan and the team were unable to come to terms on a new deal, so Jordan will officially become a free agent when the new league year begins Wednesday, March 11th, at three Central time. This past season, Jordan registered ten and a half sacks for the Black and Gold.

An earthquake jolts Red River Parish early this morning. Rob Skoumal (SKO-mall) with the U.S. Geological Survey says it was a magnitude 4.9 that struck near Coushatta at around 5:30 this morning.

Cut 9 (10)  “…fairly widely felt.”

Skoumal says there will likely be aftershocks, with a very slight chance of one registering at least a magnitude 4.0.

Tigue Moore Field in Lafayette was rocking last night as the Ragin Cajuns took advantage of a struggling LSU baseball team to beat the Tigers seven to two. Coach Matt Deggs is elated his fans can celebrate a victory over their rivals to the east…

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U-L Lafayette held LSU to seven hits and the Tigers struggled in the field with three more errors.

A New Orleans representative is trying again with legislation aimed at cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence in political materials. Joe Gallinaro reports.

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Governor Jeff Landry has sent a letter to school superintendents urging them to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom. Landry says students will benefit from seeing the Ten Commandments in their classroom. A federal appeals court ruled last month that the state’s Ten Commandments law can go into effect. It’s an issue the U-S Supreme Court will likely have to rule on.

A New Orleans representative is trying again with a bill that would crack down on political messaging created with the use of artificial intelligence. Democrat Mandie Landry says a bill she’s filed requires any image on political material created with A-I that could deceive the recipient be clearly disclosed as such.

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Another New Orleans-area representative – this one from the other side of the aisle – has filed a bill that would require companies to make it easier to cancel automatic subscription renewals. Gretna Republican Vincent Cox says among other things, his bill would outlaw small print and sped-up and lowered audio detailing the automatic renewal terms.

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Louisiana’s crawfish industry is suffering because of the lack of foreign workers due to the federal government’s cap on allotted visas. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

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Britney Spears is once again in trouble with the law. The Kentwood native was arrested last night in Ventura, California, on suspicion of DUI. She was booked into jail and released hours later. Representatives for the singer say it was an unfortunate and inexcusable incident, and that she will take steps to make overdue changes in her life.

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the state’s crawfish industry is dealing with a significant labor shortage. Strain told state lawmakers that crawfish processing plants do not have enough workers to peel and package crawfish, because the federal government has put a cap on foreign guest workers.

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Several crawfish processing plants have shut their doors as a result.

Shintech Louisiana, which produces PVC that’s used in the construction of pipes and window frames, has announced a three-point-four billion dollar expansion to its facility in Iberville Parish. Shintech received an incentives package from the state through the FastStart, Industrial Tax Exemption and Quality Jobs programs. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle says the collaboration will benefit the entire area.

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The investment will provide hundreds of construction jobs and result in 163 new direct jobs.

Julia Letlow secures another high-profile endorsement. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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State Treasurer and Republican US Senate candidate John Fleming says Trump officials offered him a job with the C-D-C in an effort to get him out of the Republican Senate Primary. Fleming says the most recent offer came from Ralph Abraham who just left the CDC as principal deputy director. Abraham is now working for the Letlow campaign. Fleming says he’s staying in the Senate race and intends to unseat Bill Cassidy.

The state’s agriculture commissioner says due to a cap on foreign guest workers placed by the federal government, Louisiana’s crawfish industry is facing a significant labor shortage.

Cut 6 (06) “…this is unacceptable.”

Commissioner Mike Strain says the businesses applied for H1-B visas in November as they have done in the past; but their applications were denied, and they were told to re-apply in January. The cap on working visas does not impact live and boiled crawfish.

Governor Landry has followed in President Trump’s footsteps and has endorsed Julia Letlow for U.S. Senate. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says while Landry’s endorsement likely will not prevent a runoff, it will likely be effective in defending Letlow against incumbent Bill Cassidy.

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A New Orleans-area representative wants to make it a lot easier to cancel automatic-renewal trial subscriptions. Colleen Crain reports.

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A series of small earthquakes is rocking northwest Louisiana. Among the latest is a magnitude 4.9 quake in Red River Parish. An earthquake of that magnitude is considered light to moderate; while it can be widely felt, it only causes minor damage.

If New Orleans-area representative Vincent Cox has his way, Louisiana will soon have a law that will make it easier to cancel automatic subscription renewals. Gretna Republican Vincent Cox’s bill is dubbed the “Click To Cancel Act.” And would put an end to the scavenger hunt customers face when trying to cancel their subscriptions.

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The state’s crawfish industry doesn’t have enough workers to peel and package crawfish right now.  Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says that’s because the federal government has put a cap on foreign guest workers, forcing several processing plants to shut their doors. Strain says he’s sent letters and called the White House, even Homeland Security trying to get cap be lifted for the crawfish industry.

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Julia Letlow secures another high-profile endorsement. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana officials want to expand black bear hunting grounds in Louisiana.  According to the Louisiana Illuminator, the proposed changes were unanimously approved at yesterday’s monthly state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting. And would expand the number of black bear hunting areas in the state from three to seven. Black bear hunting has only been legal for the past two years in Louisiana after being banned in 1987.