The debate over banning consumable hemp products containing THC continues at the state capitol. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressley says there are dozens of THC products available to buy that can get you high…
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Pressly’s bill needs a positive vote from the House and then it heads to the governor’s desk.

A Bunkie man has plead guilty to vehicular homicide for a crash that occurred in April 2023. State Police say Christopher McCoy was driving intoxicated when he drove off the road in Avoyelles Parish striking a tree and killing his passenger, 22-year-old Lauren Vaughn of Alexandria. Vaughn’s mother, Bridgette, says her daughter’s death is a sobering lesson to make plans ahead of time for a safe drive home…
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Bridgette Vaughn says McCoy was sentenced to six years in prison.

Inflation continues to be the single most important problem small business owners face, according to the results of a national survey of small business owners. Finding qualified workers is another major issue. NFIB State director Leah Long says a staggering 91-percent of owners who either hired or tried to hire workers last month, reported few or no qualified applicants…
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Forty-percent of all owners reported job openings they could not fill in April.

Now that Mother’s Day has passed, the crawfish season is certainly winding down. We’ve done numerous stories about the low supply of mudbugs this year. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says estimates in November had production loss at around 40-percent, it actually ended up at 50 to 60 percent…
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Guidry says the USDA announced last week rule changes that will allow for crawfish farmers to be eligible for federal disaster grants.