Louisiana Lawmakers will start making changes to the governor’s proposed budget when the regular session begins April 14th. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says there are unanswered questions about state and federal financing sources which brings murkiness to this budget cycle…
Crawfish prices continue to decline as Mardi Gras approaches. Co-founder of the Crawfish App, Laney King, says the average price for live crawfish is now $4.10 per pound almost half the price it was this time last year. And King says crawfish prices are on track to be under three-dollars a pound during the heart of the season….
Cut 5 (09) “…normal crawfish season.”
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A Bayou Blue man is accused of sex crimes, including first-degree rape, against several girls. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Captain Brennan Matherne says they started investigating a single complaint by the Department of Children and Family Services against 60-year-old Herman Dupre (DOO-pree), and they found several additional victims. And Matherne says these assaults had been going on for quite some time.
Cut 7 (11) “…of these incidents.”
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says the city is becoming safer. During a news conference at police headquarters, Kirkpatrick said all forms of crime are down, including violent crime. The overall murder numbers are down 141 since 2022. Kirkpatrick said the same downward trend is true for all other forms of crime.