All of south Louisiana is under a tornado watch until 9 o’clock tonight. Possible severe thunderstorms, hail, and flash flooding is expected for southeastern Louisiana this afternoon through early tomorrow morning. National Weather Service Meteorologist Christopher Bannan…
Cut 5 (13) “ …potential develops.”
Bannan says once the line starts to develop, it will move to the east quickly and out of the Bayou State by early morning.
Metairie Republican Cameron Henry was elected as Senate President. Henry was elected to the state House of Representatives in 2008 and he’s beginning his second term as a state senator…
LSU AgCenter Crawfish Specialist Todd Fontenot says conditions have made it extremely difficult for this year’s crawfish season. He says many crawfish farmers made adjustments, for example, those who rotate from rice to crawfish, he says they irrigated post-harvest.
Cut 7 (11) “…as big as an effect.”
On the bright side, Fontenot says the mild winter we’ve had so far has improved conditions for crawfish. But he’s quick to point out that for some farmers salinity issues and lack of rice stubble have devastated their mudbug crop.
The Saints missed the playoffs despite blowing out Atlanta out 48-17 yesterday to finish with a 9-8 record. There’s a lot of talk about what happened at the end of the game when Jamaal Williams scored a touchdown from one yard out with three seconds left. Coach Dennis Allen didn’t want his team to score again
Atlanta Coach Arthur Smith was furious after the game and refused to shake Allen’s hand. Quarterback Jameis Winston says it was a team decision to give Williams the ball so he can finish the year with one touchdown…
Cut 13 (09) “..good about that”