Governor Edwards urges Medicaid recipients to update their contact information with the program, as eligibility checks are re-starting in April. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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Parishes in Northwest Louisiana are under a tornado watch until 9 tonight. Areas north of Natchitoches and from the Texas line to just east of Ruston should be prepared for severe thunderstorms and be alert to possible tornado warnings that may occur.

District 1 Congressman and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says the indictment of former President Donald Trump is a political maneuver. Scalise says the New York district attorney is pretty obviously acting in the best interests of his political party; not his constituents…:

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Trump has been indicted for alleged illegal use of campaign dollars as hush money to cover up an alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

It’s another great week for crawfish consumers with an average 15-cent drop in prices this week. That’s according to Crawfish App co-founder Laney King. She says the drop in prices wasn’t at the dock this time, it was retailers who dropped their prices…:

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Which of course is Easter weekend.  You can expect to pay about $2.64 a pound this weekend for live crawfish.