There are many unknowns with the next fiscal year’s budget that the legislature will be considering in the session that gets underway in April. A lot will ride on the outcome of next month’s vote on Amendment 2. Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras (BAR-ah) says along with the passage of the tax reform plan last November, the passage of Amendment 2 would lead to better predictability in forming future budgets.
Cut 11 (10) “… going forward.”
The price of live and boiled crawfish in Louisiana continues to drop as Mardi Gras approaches. According to The Crawfish App Co-founder Laney King, live crawfish now average $3.75 per pound.
Cut 6 (07) “…$3.00 a pound now.”
This is the fourth straight week that the price of crawfish has gone down.
A huge pot bust in Rapides Parish. The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit executed four search warrants, which netted the seizure of 170 pounds of high-grade marijuana, along with 40-thousand dollars in cash, two firearms and body armor. Tommy Carnline (KARN-line) with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says high-grade marijuana causes chronic users to do more aggressive things.
U-L Lafayette received a silver award from the League of American Bicyclists for fostering a bike-friendly campus. The University’s Office of Sustainability and Community Engagement, led by Gretchen Vanicor, credits collaboration with local governments and student groups.
Cut 3 (14) “…in and around campus.”
UL-Lafayette is the only Louisiana school to be recognized by the organization.