Louisiana shrimpers say their industry is in dire peril. They say rising fuel costs, lax testing of imports, and most of all, competition from foreign imports are the culprits. Acy Cooper is President of the Louisiana Shrimp Association.
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Shrimpers met in Cut off yesterday and they’re begging Congress to take action, especially imports that contain banned antibiotics and steroids.

According to Walgreens’ flu-index, Louisiana leads the nation for highest flu activity. Doctor Glennis Gray with the Louisiana Office of Public Health says they are seeing spikes in heavily populated areas…
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Gray says an annual flu shot reduces your chances of catching the flu.

Southeastern Louisiana University will check Lake Maurepas’ ecosystem before a controversial project begins to inject greenhouse gas emissions deep beneath the lake.
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Senator Bill Cassidy says the state will receive nearly 44-million in federal dollars from the Infrastructure Law that will pay for 111 new school buses. Rapides Parish will receive nearly 10-million dollars to buy 25 new buses. The City of Monroe School District will get almost eight-million dollars to buy 20 school buses.