Starting August 1st, suppliers which mix imported seafood with domestic seafood must clearly disclose that fact. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm watch for the Louisiana coast from Morgan City westward. Jeff Palermo has more on what could be our first named storm of the season…
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Gas prices continue to fall throughout Louisiana. According to GasBuddy-dot-com, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded is now below $3.60 a gallon. That’s down more than 40 cents a gallon from its May 20th peak. Gas Buddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan says there’s one factor more than any other that’s impacting gasoline prices.
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The deal De Haan is referring to is the one that President Trump says he reached with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get traffic flowing again. But De Haan cautions that even though Trump has said it’s a done deal, nothing has been signed as of yet.
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De Haan says the pending deal with Iran has caused oil prices to fall below 80 dollars a barrel. He says what oil prices do from here, depends on whether the deal to end the war between the U-S and Iran can be finalized…
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If your seafood dish, whether it be at a restaurant or from your grocer’s frozen food section, contains a mix of domestic and imported product, that will need to be clearly disclosed as of August 1st. This, after Governor Landry signs a bill cracking down on so-called “co-mingling” of seafood. The author, Lafitte Representative Timothy Kerner, says suppliers have been using this tactic for years to boost their profits.
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Representative Kerner says while the suppliers cash in, the local fishermen and the consumers are the ones who lose.
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Kerner says what’s especially frustrating is that while many imported seafood slip past America’s ports with little to no inspection, local fishermen go to great lengths to abide by local laws to make sure their shrimp is safe for human consumption.
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As of August 1st, violators face fines of 15-thousand dollars for a first offense, 25-thousand dollars for a second offense, and 50-thousand dollars for each subsequent offense.
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Six to ten inches or more of rain is possible this week for much of south and central Louisiana as a result of an approaching tropical disturbance expected to reach southwest Louisiana tomorrow night. Meteorologist Donald Jones with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says a tropical wave moving up the Texas coastline is main contributor for all of the rain and it’s moving slowly
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Jones says there is the possibility this low pressure system could develop into a tropical storm before the center of the system reaches southwest Louisiana tomorrow night…
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A tropical storm watch extends from Sargent, Texas to Morgan City. That means tropical storm conditions are possible in the area in the next 24 to 36 hours. If the Gulf disturbance develops into a named storm, it will be called Tropical Storm Arthur. Forecasters give it a medium chance of developing into a named storm.
Jones says even if this system does develop into a tropical storm, it can produce significant flooding…
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Cameron Jordan is returning for a 16th season as a Saint. After meeting with the front office today, Jordan finalizing a one-year, incentive-heavy deal with the Saints. Sideline reporter Jeff Nowak says bringing back the former All-Pro is not just ceremonial.
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After Jordan’s first offseason as a free agent, he decided to return to New Orleans. Nowak says it would have taken a significant role on a contending team or a lucrative offer to pull him away from the franchise that drafted him in 2011. Nowak says he’ll be in a position to produce.
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Jordan will join an edge rusher room with returning starters Chase Young and Carl Granderson. Nowak says the Saints also traded a fifth-round draft pick for 2023 seventh overall pick Tyree Wilson and signed six-year veteran Anfernee Jennings in free agency.
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Jordan has also announced this will be his last season in the NFL.