Just seven weeks to go before the closed party primary elections. Radio talk show host Moon Griffon is curious to see what kind of turnout we’ll see in the primary and in the June runoff. He says voters are not used to big elections in the spring, and it’s a busy time of the year.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approves legislation to create the Office of Health and Nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. Covington Senator Patrick McMath says the state needs a single office to coordinate programs that could get Louisiana residents eating better and exercising more.
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Details are out on men’s basketball coach Will Wade’s new seven-year contract with LSU. Andre Champagne has the story.
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A trio of bills aiming to crack down on misrepresenting imported shrimp advance in the legislature. One would require restaurants and other retailers to retain all records of seafood purchases for at least six months, one would empower the agriculture commissioner to seize and destroy imported seafood found to be in violation of state laws, and one would impose fines of up to 15-thousand dollars for mislabeled seafood.