LSU Ag Center Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley warns this could be the worst crawfish season on record. He says Louisiana should have 361,000 acres of crawfish production, that’s what farmers probably would have flooded up back in the fall, but the drought hampered things severely.
He says prices will be high and supply will be limited this year.
A new poll finds the cost of insurance is the biggest issue facing Louisiana residents. There was talk of a special session on insurance reform before the regular session starts in March, but Senate President Cameron Henry says because of the complexity of insurance laws, it would be better to wait until the regular session…
The regular session begins March 11th and wraps on June 3rd.
Governor Landry wants lawmakers to look at changing to closed party primary election, but the transition could cost the state an extra $90 million annually. Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says in 2008 and 2010 state party-run primaries were just for federal races, but it caused confusion and independent voters were upset they couldn’t vote in a closed primary…
Louisiana’s open primary system has been around since the 1970s.
Amazon, the leading global online retailer, is opening a 56-thousand-square-foot distribution facility in Monroe. Mayor Friday Ellis says the facility will provide 200 jobs between 17 to 28 dollars per hour.
Ellis says Amazon’s announcement will hopefully result in more economic development for the region.