The president of Ascension Parish is hailing the upcoming arrival of Hyundai’s first North American steel mill. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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After a vendor at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival in Chalmette was caught selling crawfish imported from China without a sign stating it as required by a new state law, organizers like Cisco Gonzales are pushing their events to require only Louisiana-harvested seafood – sign or no sign. Last year, a similar situation was discovered at the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City. Gonzales says selling imported seafood at an event that’s supposed to celebrate the state’s vibrant seafood industry is completely counterproductive.
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An Abbeville man is facing fines and even jail time for allegedly killing a black bear in Vermillion Parish Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Corporal Derek Logan says 50-year-old Shannon Parker admitted to shooting at a dark silhouette, mistakenly believing it was a wild hog. Logan urges hunters to identify what they’re shooting before they firing at it.
Logan says Parker also lacked written permission to hunt at night and failed to notify the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office after the shooting.
LSU women’s basketball team is heading to the Sweet 16. The Lady Tigers looked like one of the best teams in the nation last night blew out the Florida State Lady Seminoles 101-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. After leading by only one point at halftime, The Lady Tigers exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Seminoles by 25 points. Flau’Jae Johnson says she’s never been a part of a run like that…
Now LSU Ladies are on to Spokane, Washington to take on NC State on Friday night.