The House and Senate Governmental Affairs Committees approved new Congressional district maps similar to the current one, which means just one majority-minority district. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says based on the 2020 Census data she doesn’t believe a second majority-Black district can be drawn…

Cut 12 (11) “…District 2″

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The House Governmental Affairs Committee also approved a congressional map that does not create a second majority-minority district. The vote was 13-to-5 in favor of House Speaker Clay Schexnayder’s proposal which features one majority-minority district, but changes current existing lines to reflect population changes. New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis voted against it…

Cut 14 (11) “…of choice.”

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Louisianans awoke to freezing temperatures this morning, with a major cold front moving through the state. State climatologist Barry Keim says the cold conditions are expected to stick around for at least another week, and we should get prepared for a harsh weekend.

Cut 4 (11) “…a hard freeze.”

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Louisiana hasn’t hit the peak of crawfish season, but that doesn’t mean that mudbugs aren’t on the menu. Mark Shirley, LSU AgCenter crawfish specialist, says the recent wave of cold temperatures may have slowed the growth of this year’s harvest, but it hasn’t stopped it.

Cut 9 (12) “…but they’re there.”

Shirley also says that with the rising cost of crawfish farming this is a great time to support the crawfish industry by buying a few pounds.

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