Governor Landry is going to have another tough sell on his hands with the L-A GATOR program. That’s the voucher program that provides tax dollars to allow parents to, among other things, send their kids to private schools. Senate President Cameron Henry is looking to keep funding at 43.5-million dollars, while Landry wants to double it. But Henry says the program is too new to know whether it’s worth doing that.
Now that Tony the crawfish has been pardoned, crawfish season is officially underway – and that means it’s time to start tracking crawfish prices. Laney King is the co-founder of The Crawfish App. ($4.50/lb. for live crawfish; $7.25/lb. for boiled crawfish)
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Governor Landry wants to shift West Feliciana Parish’s federal judicial districts. Andre Champagne reports while Landry stated his reason to Congress, there’s an ulterior motive in play.
Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”
LSU men’s basketball looks for its second straight win as the Tigers host Oklahoma at 5 PM. LSU is 3-and-12 in the SEC, while the Sooners are 4-and-11. In other action today, Louisiana Tech hosts F-I-U at 2 PM. Southern hosts the best team in the SWAC, Bethune-Cookman at 2:30. Grambling is also home today as the Tigers take on Florida A-and-M.