Governor Landry wanted to change Louisiana elections from jungle primaries to a closed-party primary system and the legislature passed a bill, but it wasn’t everything Landry proposed. Colleen Crain has more.
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The next special session which will convene next month will focus on addressing crime in the Bayou State. What’s happening in New Orleans is a focus for the new governor. NOLA-dot-com reports State Police will deploy 40 troopers to New Orleans in March to help city police fight crime.

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has reappointed Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley
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Louisiana’s K-through-12 education earned its highest place ever in the U-S News and World Report, moving from 46th to 41 from 2019 to 2022.

We’ve already heard the 2024 crawfish season could be one of the worst ever in terms of supply and prices due to last summer’s historic drought. And LSU Ag Center Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley warns the outlook for next year isn’t promising either.
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He says the fields that don’t have crawfish this year will have to be restocked and with limited availability, it creates issues for the 2025 crop.