Immigration raids could be coming to Louisiana, thanks to an executive order issued by Governor Landry. That would include Orleans Parish, where the sheriff’s office says it does not have enough room in its jails to house those arrested for immigration violations. Attorney General Liz Murrill says where there’s a will, there’s a way.

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The House unanimously passes the state budget which includes, among many other things, the more than 93-million dollars for the L-A GATOR scholarship program that Governor Landry had asked for. Steven Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says that might be a hard sell in the Senate.

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We’ll find out if Addis native John Foster becomes the next American Idol on Sunday, but his musical journey started last October at a marina in Brusly. Sean Richardson has more.

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If you’d like to indulge in some crawfish as you watch John Foster try to become the next American Idol, you can still do so without putting a huge dent into your bank account, even though we’re approaching the tail end of crawfish season. Boiled crawfish throughout the state is averaging about $4.75 a pound. If you’d like to boil it yourself, if you look hard enough, you can bring home live crawfish for under two dollars a pound.