Today is Memorial Day, a day to remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. There are Memorial Day events across the state and Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Colonel Joey Strickland says the Bayou State has played a major role in the fight for our freedom…
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Over 7,500 veterans are interred at LDVA cemeteries.

Louisiana’s bond rating – a main barometer of how much the state pays in interest on money borrowed – has been upgraded for the first time in nearly seven years. Moody’s Investor Service upgraded the state from an Aa2 rating, to Aa3. State Treasurer John Schroder says the upgrade will mean significant savings to the state (and taxpayers) in interest paid…:
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Louisiana had been ranked among the five lowest-rated states by Moody’s.

For this Memorial Day weekend, you’ve probably noticed the price of beef is up from last year. CEO of the Cattle Producers of Louisiana, Dave Foster, says the reason for the spike isn’t a lack of product, but a distribution issue only heightened by soaring gas prices…
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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, prices for meat between March and April increased by 0.7%.

A proposed law sitting on the governor’s desk for his signature would make noodling legal in Louisiana. Noodling is fishing for catfish using one’s bare hands. The bill’s author, Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland,s ays noodling has become popular in Louisiana thanks to a series of YouTube videos…
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Governor Edwards could sign McFarland’s measure this week.