According to Louisiana Oyster Task Force Chairman John Tesvich, since the BP spill, oyster production along Louisiana’s coast has reached lows that have not been seen in decades. Last year, just under a million pounds of oyster meat was produced and Tesvich says early numbers for this year are only slightly better…

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Prior to the BP spill, Louisiana public reefs would produce three to seven million pounds of oyster meat a year. As of now, there is no scientific evidence citing the oil spill as the sole factor for the decline in oyster populations.

Jefferson Parish President John Young announces he’s running for Lt. Governor in 2015. Young joins previously announced candidates Baton Rouge Mayor President Kip Holden and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. Young says he wants to be an ambassador for economic development and the film industry…

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The seat is being left open by Jay Dardenne who intends to run for Governor next year.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office says a teenage girl is under arrest for allegedly stealing a pizza delivery guy’s car. Spokesman Glenn Springfield says when 17-year-old Shaquillea Hunter of Monroe was questioned about the incident, she told the deputy to just take her to jail. Springfield says Hunter was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center…

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A BESE board committee has voted down a proposal to eliminate Common Core from Louisiana public schools. A bid to use LEAP and iLLEAP exams in the current school year was rejected by a 3 to 6 vote. Although this was technically a committee vote, all but two board members voted.

In addition to the big super-moon we’ve got in the sky right now, the most explosive meteor shower of the year is underway. Lee Sawyer, Director of Chemistry and Physics at Louisiana Tech University, says we’re approaching the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Sawyer says if you’d like to see some beautiful shooting stars, early tomorrow morning, when it’s still dark out, would be the best time…

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Sawyer says sometimes the meteors will look like little fireballs.