Still plenty of buzz in north Louisiana over Amazon’s announcement that it’s investing 12-billion dollars on a new data center complex. North Louisiana Economic Partnership President and CEO Justyn Dixon says as a way to solidify its commitment to the economic stability of the region and its residents, Amazon is paying for all the upgrades to the utility system needed to power the data center.

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For the 10th year on the Tuesday after Mardi Gras, Louisiana officially kicked off crawfish season by pardoning one lucky mudbug. Barry Toups, the owner of Crawfish Haven, caught and selected the lucky crawfish, who was named Tony after the legendary Tony Chachere, and Samantha Carroll with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board read the proclamation.

Cut 14 (11) “…onions and garlic.”

A south Louisiana lawmaker believes Louisiana’s governor should serve two terms and that’s it. Jeff Palermo has the story.

Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The defending national champions suffered their first loss of the season. LSU lost to McNeese, 7-6, at Alex Box Stadium, snapping its 16-game winning streak, dating back to last season. Free passes did the Tigers in, walking six batters and hitting five more. LSU will try to get back into the win column Friday at home against Dartmouth.