President Trump’s rhetoric targeting Canada, including the tariffs he’s imposed and his desire to make Canada a U.S. state, are having a profound effect on a Lafayette event that celebrates Canada’s influence on the Acadian people. More than half of the Canadians who had been scheduled to appear at the Great Acadian Awakening in October have cancelled already. Governor Billy Nungesser told Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana that he’s very concerned.
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Crawfish prices have dropped 25 cents, hitting a new low for this year. According to the Crawfish App, live crawfish are averaging $3.64 a pound, and for boiled crawfish you’ll pay a little more than six-dollars a pound. Prices are dropping, because supply is up. Evangeline Parish crawfish farmer Jonathan Fontenot…
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Four constitutional amendments are on the ballot in today’s election. Saturday’s ballot. Amendment two is the big one. It would enact new tax rules like caping the state income tax rate that lawmakers can charge and double the standard deduction for anyone 65 and older. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says the measure would also dissolve three education trust funds and use the money to pay down retirement debt which would provide a permanent two-thousand-dollar teacher pay raise…
The LSU women’s basketball team is moving on to the Elite Eight after a hard-fought 80-73 win over North Carolina State. The Lady Tigers were led by Aneesah Morrow, who had 30 points and 19 rebounds. LSU will play top-seeded UCLA on Sunday at two PM in Spokane. Washington.