1:30 LRN Newscast

The deceased body of a female employee was found in a walk-in freezer at an Arby’s in New Iberia.  New Iberia Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Daneisha Hughes says they will know more about the circumstances of her death after an autopsy is conducted…

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 Another employee found the deceased woman’s body.

A Denham Springs Police Officer was critically wounded during a shootout yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of a shopping center. Corporal Shawn Kelly –who was shot multiple times – was hired by Denham Springs police in 2019.  Denham Springs Police Chief  Rodney Walker says Kelly can use your prayers…

Cut 12 (11) “…to us” 

There will be a prayer vigil in the parking lot where Kelly was shot tomorrow.

Crawfish prices are dropping just in time for Mother’s Day. According to crawfish pricing data compiled from over 1,650 vendors on The Crawfish App, crawfish prices are the same this Mother’s Day weekend in 2023 compared to Mother’s Day weekend last year. A sack of live medium crawfish will run between $2.00-$2.23 per pound. Laney says live crawfish are reasonably priced.

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The Crawfish App compares prices from more than 16 hundred vendors in Louisiana.

Legislation targeting the LGBTQ community is advancing in the Louisiana Legislature.  Governor John Bel Edwards says he’ll address the bills when and if they cross his desk.

Cut 4 (07)  “…damaging.” 

Edwards says it’s not a problem and he’s frustrated lawmakers are not focusing on topics to grow the state’s economy and improve education instead.