After operating in New Orleans for ten years, The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana has expanded its oyster shell recycling program to Baton Rouge. This initiative uses recycled oyster shells to rebuild and strengthen Louisiana’s fragile coastlines. Spokesperson James Karst says oyster shells are a critical component in creating new oyster reefs, which act as natural barriers against storm surges and help restore marine habitats.
Louisiana is pulling out all the stops in boosting tourism and entering the global spotlight. And the news is good as Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says 2024 Louisiana tourism is almost all the way back to pre-pandemic levels.
Cut 9 (09) “…43-million visitors.”
Nungesser delivers the keynote address, updating the future of Louisiana’s tourism industry at today’s Louisiana Travel Summit in Shreveport.
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Critical Race Theory is a no-go in public schools in Louisiana. Governor Landry signed an executive order banning the subject matter in K-through-12 public schools in the state. It’s something that Denham Springs Republican Senator Valarie Hodges has been pushing for.
Cut 13 (08) “…the teaching manuals.”
But New Orleans Democratic Senator Royce Duplessis doubts that critical race theory is being taught in K-through-12 and he says kids need to be taught history, even if the history is uncomfortable.
Additional flights from Shreveport to Las Vegas added due to LSU season opener. Officials at Shreveport Regional, said Allegiant normally has flights on Mondays and Fridays to Las Vegas, year round, but because the flight sold out so early this year, they decided to add a second flight that leaves Saturday of this week and returns on Monday as well. That flight on the way to Las Vegas has also sold out.