The 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival gets underway today. The lineup this first weekend includes headliners Keith Urban tonight, The Who tomorrow and Sunday it’s Jimmy Buffett on the Acura Stage. Festival producer Quint Davis says he’s excited about the music as usual, but he knows festers can’t get enough of the delicious Louisiana food…

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Other artists performing this weekend are Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Wayne Toups and more.

The Department of Health and Hospitals says it’s not too early to take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your family from West Nile. DHH State Epidemiologist Raoult Ratard says the virus typically doesn’t pop up in humans until July, but it’s good to start preparing your home now…

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It’s believed this will be a big mosquito season because of all the rain we’ve gotten in April.

A bill by Gonzales state Representative Eddie Lambert would make it illegal for vendors, farmers, and harvesters to sell crawfish that are smaller than three and a half inches for people to eat. Lambert says for the crawfish meat industry, these undersized crawfish are just not economically viable…

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The bill will be heard in the House Natural Resources Committee.

Today, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission begins their “Buckle Up in Your Truck” campaign. Executive Director Lt. Col. John LeBlanc says it’s an effort to get more pickup truck drivers to use their seat belts. He says because of a pickup’s tendency to roll over, it’s especially important for people to be restrained inside a truck…

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LeBlanc says less than 79-percent of pickup truck drivers are using seat belts, which is the lowest rate for all vehicles.