Congressman Ralph Abraham says too much money from the Revitalize Rural America Act is not going to the right places. Kelley Ray has a look…
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Two nonprofits teamed up to find a solution to the annual carnival bead trash problem that packs landfills and clogs catch basins. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Crawfish supply is struggling to meet the usual insatiable demand. Jeff Palermo talked to the LSU Ag Center about the why the tiny mudbugs are costing so much.
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Richland Parish Congressman Ralph Abraham has introduced a bill to allow rural communities direct access to more than two-billion-dollars in FAST ACT grant funding. The money can be used to build better highways, bridges and utilities including broadband internet. Abraham says the money is available for these projects but current FAST ACT dollars are not making it to rural Louisiana…
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One example Abraham cites is the 70-year-old Tallulah water plant. The plant broke down twice during the recent harsh winter weather and needs to be repaired. His bill would allow local governments to apply for FAST ACT dollars without much red tape…
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He says the legislation would redirect money currently earmarked for beautification and recreation programs. The Congressman says no one should see brown water coming out of their water faucets while the money is being used to build urban bike trails and botanical gardens. Abraham says there’s support for his legislation…
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The Young Leadership Council partnered with ArcGNO this carnival season to collect beads and recyclables on the parade routes through uptown New Orleans. After a Nola.com story revealed that the city removed more than 64 tons of beads from a five block stretch of St. Charles, YLC Recycles Project Leader Hannah Kincannon says it’s a public safety issue.
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YLC works to make New Orleans events greener and more sustainable. Kincannon says they worked with ArcGNO to find a home for the tons beads collected.
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ArcGNO workers will clean and sort the beads, which will be sold back to parade krewes next Mardi Gras season.
Kincannon says About 200 people worked the ground, passing out recycling and collection bags over the programs two weekends. She says they’d to see more volunteers out helping next year.
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Kincannon says two and a half tons of Mardi Gras beads were collected on the first day alone.
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Some crawfish crazies are heating up over the higher prices and smaller size of the crop this year. LSU Ag Center Professor Greg Lutz says suppliers aren’t trying to rip you off, farmers are just having a hard time finding enough crop after the historic winter to justify pulling their traps.
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Lutz says the crawfish survived the winter just fine, but the little fellas are just taking some extra time to develop.
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Lutz says if you don’t want to pay the inflated prices, give it a few weeks, the cost of a boil should be returning to normal.
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Five students from Nicholls State University attending the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute will get a once in a lifetime trip to France to learn from culinary minds at Institut Paul Bocuse (Bo-cuse). Nicholls State has been involved in the program for the last 12 years and Chef Instructor Randy Chermaie says the culinary institute doesn’t let everybody in…
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The students will not be just traveling looking at all the sights. Chermaie says they will be involved in an intense four month program learning from top rated chefs who have earned the distinction of being the best in the world…
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Chermanie says those who attend this specialized training will never be able to look at food the same way again…
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The students will leave for France in May. The four from Louisiana include Austin Babineaux, Logan Boudreaux, Kyong Han and Ashle Turnipseed.
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It’s opening day for the college baseball season. UL Lafayette begins the season at 21st ranked Texas. The Cajuns are picked to win the western division of the Sun Belt after winning 19 conference games last season. UL Lafayette Coach Tony Robichaux says the most improved on his team is catcher Handsome Monica of Mandeville, who hit just .215 last season…
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The three game series versus Texas is the start of a tough nonconference schedule for the Cajuns. They also play Southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi State, Vandy, Kentucky and LSU, before league play starts March 9th. Robichaux says he looks forward to playing the best teams in college baseball, including the Longhorns
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LSU’s Paul Mainieri begins his 12th season as the head coach of the Tigers tonight as the Bayou Bengals host Notre Dame. Mainieri says opening day always brings out some anxiety, because there are a lot of unknowns…
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LSU has a new weekend rotation. Caleb Gilbert is the new Friday night starter, followed by Zack Hess and Todd Peterson. The Tigers also have to replace their best power hitter Greg Deichmann and starting middle infielders Cole Freeman and Kramer Robertson. Mainieri believes his everyday line-up will be fine…
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