It’s Eastertime in Louisiana which means Elmer’s Candy will be filling baskets. Colleen Crain looks at the sweets coming from the Ponchatoula candy maker…
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Three individuals are facing attempted murder charges in connection to the non-fatal overdose of a Southeastern student. Brooke Thorington explains.
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The lower-than-usual supply of crawfish has not kept up with demand for this Easter weekend. Teiko Foxx reports there’s been a bump in prices heading into the holiday weekend…
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Easter baskets are being filled this weekend and in Louisiana, that means Elmer’s Candy. Elmer’s CEO, Rob Nelson says there’s usually a big rush on the South Louisiana treats in the three days leading up to the holiday that this year is coming early…
Elmers has been making the treats that show up in Louisiana Easter baskets since 1855 and Louisiana has its favorites, says Nelson.
During the pandemic, Elmers had to stop making their popular Strawberry Heavenly Hash but they’re back and even better, says Nelson. He says they received lots of letters asking for them, but the requests were only part of the reason for the return of the Strawberry treats…
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Hammond Police have made three attempted murder arrests in connection to the January non-fatal overdose of a Southeastern student. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron says before it would have been narcotic charges but now with the Fentanyl Overdose Response Team’s investigation…
50-year-old Kawaiishh Brown and two men, 29-year-old, Shyheim Pines, and 21-year-old Mark Fridge, III face attempted murder charges for their role in dealing narcotics that led to the overdose of a female student. None of the suspects were enrolled at Southeastern.
Bergeron credits the quick action of Southeastern University Police in saving her life by administering Narcan.
Bergeron says the Fentanyl Overdose Response Team, made up of several law enforcement agencies, hopes to curb the overdose epidemic and send a strong message to drug dealers.
Bergeron credits the team for their quick arrests and thorough investigation…
The three were arrested Tuesday and the student has returned to campus.
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If you’re planning a crawfish boil for this Easter weekend, plan to spend 50 cents a pound more than last week as demand is outpacing supply. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King keeps track of prices…
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Laney says Crawfish prices are almost double what they were last Easter, which $2.59 a pound for live crawfish. She says Easter is the busiest weekend of the season and supply is lower than usual.
Prices for boiled crawfish are around $7.00 a pound this weekend, and live crawfish are now averaging $4.75 a pound. King says if you haven’t already, reserve your sacks now.
Crawfish App averages crawfish data from more than 1,600 businesses in Louisiana.
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A whopping 92-pound, nearly 50-inch Grass Carp was captured in Lake Concordia in Ferriday. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Shelby Richard (Ree-shard) says the carp was taken during standard spring electrofishing sampling
Had this carp been captured by traditional fishing methods, it would have bested the current IGFA All-Tackle World Record by four pounds, which was caught in Bulgaria in 2009. It would have tied the current Bowfishing Association of America World Record, caught in Alabama in 2015.
Grass Carp are native to Asia and have been used in the United States since the 1960s to control aquatic vegetation in inland water bodies. Richard says this is the first time they’ve ever observed a Grass Carp in Lake Concordia during sampling
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Richard says they are still trying to determine its age. They can live for 30 years. He says they’ve sent samples to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to see if it was sterile. But Richard says even if it was not sterile, Lake Concordia does not have the necessary habitat for reproduction
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LSU and UCLA are in Albany, New York preparing for tomorrow afternoon’s Sweet 16 matchup on Saturday afternoon. The Bruins are 27-6, while the Lady Tigers are 30-5. UCLA Coach Cori Close says both teams are similar
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UCLA is led by six-foot-seven, Lauren Betts, who’s averaging 15 points and nine rebounds a game. Close says Betts is a matchup problem for other teams…
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