The price of live and boiled crawfish in Louisiana continues to drop as Mardi Gras approaches. According to The Crawfish App Co-founder Laney King, live crawfish now average $3.75 per pound.
Cut 6 (07) “…$3.00 a pound now.”
This is the fourth straight week that the price of crawfish has gone down.
For now, the budget that the legislature will be debating when the legislative session begins in April will look a lot like the current fiscal year’s budget. Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras (BAR-ah) says there are a lot of unknowns pending the outcome of the vote on Amendment 2 next month. As such, they had to prepare a budget that does not include the provisions contained in that amendment.
Cut 10 (14) “…one-time stipend.”
A huge drug bust in Rapides Parish. Tommy Carnline (KARN-line) with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says the RADE Unit executed four search warrants, including at a suspected stash house, and it resulted in a huge seizure.
Cut 12 (12) “…and body armor.”
Six people were arrested without incident; one has been turned over to ICE for deportation.
U-L Lafayette is being recognized as a bike-friendly college campus. The school receives a silver award from the League of American Bicyclists – the only Louisiana school recognized by the organization. Gretchen Vanicor with the University’s Office of Sustainability and Community Engagement emphasized the importance of safe connections between areas on campus.