Governor Edwards has proclaimed March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month and the State Health Office’s Office of Behavioral Health Manger Robert Henson says gambling treatment is free and confidential and he encourages everyone to know their limits when gambling.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact the Problem Gambling Helpline at 877-770-STOP.
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announced more than 100 orphaned well sites in the Monroe and Shreveport areas have been plugged with funding from the federal Infrastructure Law since January. DNR spokesperson Patrick Courreges says another 30-plus well should be plugged by the end of the month…
The state Office of Conservation normally plugs 120 to 200 wells a year.
After serving in the legislature as unaffiliated, New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry is returning to the Democratic Party. Landry’s announcement comes with just over two weeks until lawmakers return to Baton Rouge for the session.
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Crawfish connoisseurs will be happy to know the average price per pound of live mudbugs are 25 cents lower at $2.77. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King says the industry dropped prices this week which brings the average price for a pound of boiled crawfish to $4.98.
She says a sack of live crawfish will cost an average of $75 or less.