8:30 AM LRN Newscast

If New Orleans-area representative Vincent Cox has his way, Louisiana will soon have a law that will make it easier to cancel automatic subscription renewals. Gretna Republican Vincent Cox’s bill is dubbed the “Click To Cancel Act.” And would put an end to the scavenger hunt customers face when trying to cancel their subscriptions.

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The state’s crawfish industry doesn’t have enough workers to peel and package crawfish right now.  Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says that’s because the federal government has put a cap on foreign guest workers, forcing several processing plants to shut their doors. Strain says he’s sent letters and called the White House, even Homeland Security trying to get cap be lifted for the crawfish industry.

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Julia Letlow secures another high-profile endorsement. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana officials want to expand black bear hunting grounds in Louisiana.  According to the Louisiana Illuminator, the proposed changes were unanimously approved at yesterday’s monthly state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting. And would expand the number of black bear hunting areas in the state from three to seven. Black bear hunting has only been legal for the past two years in Louisiana after being banned in 1987.