This year could be one of the best for crawfish in Louisiana. Halen Doughty reports…
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Central is the most boring city in Louisiana, according to a ranking complied by the website Road Snacks. Emelie Gunn has more on the factors that go into the ranking…
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State Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Bossier City, announces his candidacy in the wide open 4th Congressional District race. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany introduces legislation that seeks to block President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on a barrel of oil to pay for a new 21st century clean transportation system. Boustany says a new tax on oil will hit an industry that has already struggled over the past year…:
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Boustany says it’s not right that the president is trying to fund his environmental agenda on the backs of hard-working Louisiana families in the oil & gas sector…:
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Boustany says many sectors that support the oil and gas industry are also suffering in the face of these historic low prices per barrel. He says in the last quarter of 2015, national economic growth slowed to 0.7 percent.:
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A member of the Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board says we could see one of the best years for crawfish out of the Atchafalaya basin in recent memory. Wild crawfish farmer Sherbin Collette of Henderson credits El Nino for providing warmer weather and high waters that will contribute to both the size and number of wild crawfish.
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The high waters flushed out many swamps that have not been fished in years, leading to an abundance of crawfish. Collette says the crawfish should be bigger this season because of the warmer, cleaner water in the basin.
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Although the crawfish should be big and plentiful, don’t expect to see much of a drop in price. Collette explains that more people will be fishing for crawfish to make a living due to fewer jobs in the oil industry.
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Crawfish season in Louisiana runs mid-January through early-July with the peak months being March, April and May.
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According to a complex algorithm developed by the website Roadsnacks, Central is the most boring town in the state of Louisiana. Spokesperson Nick James says most would agree that people who are older than 65, are married, and have kids are typically boring. He says they looked at city population data to come up with their list of 10 most boring Louisiana places.
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Coming in second place was Mandeville, Franklin 3rd, Springhill 4th and Minden 5th. James says towns where the population is younger, they aren’t tied down and go out and have fun are the places that weren’t ranked as boring. He says they did this research scientifically without polling and seem to get positive results…
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Rounding out the top ten were the cities of Slidell, Zachary, Oakdale, Covington, and Denham Springs. James says these towns are not bad, they just don’t have as much going on as New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.
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State Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Bossier City, announces his candidacy in the wide open 4th Congressional District race. The seat is being vacated by Congressman John Fleming who’s running for US Senate. Political analyst Elliott Stonecipher says Johnson joins many other names that have expressed interest in the race…:
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Johnson gained name recognition after authoring the controversial “religious freedom” bill in the legislature. The measure failed but grew support from groups who oppose same-sex marriage, and criticism from those saying the bill would promote discrimination. Stonecipher says these candidates will need to curry favor with voters in Caddo…:
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Stonecipher says this is anyone’s race as the voters of the 4th District aren’t used to having so many candidates to choose from…:
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The LSU men’s basketball team plays the first of two consecutive games against ranked teams tonight when they visit 20th ranked South Carolina. After tonight, it’s 13th ranked Texas A-and-M at home on Saturday. Coach Johnny Jones squad enters this stretch of games in first place in the league standings and understands a good week puts them in position to win an SEC title
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LSU enters the game with a record of 8-2 in the SEC. Senior guard Keith Hornsby says they can’t feel satisfied with what they’ve done…
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Freshman Antonio Blakeney is coming off a 31 point performance in a win over Mississippi State and is trying not to get too hyped
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