Governor Edwards urges Medicaid recipients to check their eligibility status to avoid losing coverage in a public service announcement released earlier today. Eligibility reviews are usually done yearly but were paused due to the pandemic. Edwards says this is an important and critical process for many Louisianans.
It will cost the state close to $196 million to conduct outreach for eligibility reviews.
Among the legislation filed for the upcoming session is one to bestow the designation of the official state nut to the pecan. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris is sponsoring the bill and he says since Louisiana sports one of the largest crops of pecans in the south and Louisianans love them and it’s time to make it official.
The average price for a pound of crawfish dropped 15-cents so you’re looking at an average of $2.64 a pound for live mudbugs, 70 to $80 a sack. And if you’re hankering for some crawfish this weekend and aren’t in the mood to boil them yourself, Crawfish App co-founder Laney King says you’ll pay about $4.00 a pound at your favorite restaurant.
As we approach Easter, she’s predicting a quarter-per-pound increase.
And you might want to pick up a strawberry biscuit this weekend too. For a limited time, Popeyes has added the treat to their dessert menu. It’s their signature biscuit with reportedly the right balance of salty and sweet with strawberry bits baked in and creamy icing on top. The strawberry biscuits are available nationwide but again for a limited time.