Talk of Louisiana changing from an open-party primary election to a closed one is being met with controversy. Some believe because politically unaffiliated voters wouldn’t be allowed to vote in a primary they aren’t represented. But a longtime political advisor to Governor Jeff Landry, Brent Littlefield says otherwise…
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Legislation to change to a closed-party primary could be introduced at next week’s special session.
Parts of Northwest Louisiana may have noticed the earth move this morning. An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 centered near Hall Summit in Red River Parish struck just before 9:00. While not a very large one. Some area residents took to social media to comment on their homes shaking as a result.
There’s a crawfish crisis ongoing because of last year’s drought. LSU Ag Center crawfish specialist Mark Shirley is predicting this could be the worst season ever. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says he’s spoken to a few farmers who have pressed pause on fishing…
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Strain says they’ll have a better idea in three weeks on how bad the season could be.
Nick Saban is heading into retirement after winning seven national championships, six of them at Alabama and one at LSU in 2003. Former LSU quarterback Marcus Randall played for Saban and there’s a reason why he’s considered the greatest college football coach of all time.